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Published on Dec 23 2024

Farmworker

$14.91  per hour
Visa required: H-2A
From May 10, 2023 to Dec 15, 2023

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Colby I Davis

Also known as: Davis Farms

415 Raper Road
Murphy, NC 28906
United States

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Job description

Cultivate, harvest, grade and pack greens, corn, wheat straw and a variety of vegetables primarily by hand. Detassel corn. Walk through fields and pull tassel off plants as directed. Rogue corn and remove off-type varieties and other plants. May load seed into hoppers. Spread plastic or other ground covering as needed. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake, tie, trellis and prune plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Grade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. May work on production line to pack product by hand or with mechanized equipment, including but not limited to bagging machines, bin feeders, box machines, labeling machines, regular and high stacking forklifts. Pack/bunch/bundle product pursuant to supervisor's instructions. Fill bins/trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards and production procedures. Palletize and stack boxes/containers. Move product to storage areas and/or loading areas to prepare for shipping. Keep material and product records accurately. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Assist with farm building/field maintenance. Clean/sanitize work areas and equipment. Workers may operate equipment as needed and must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Using the employer's vehicles, licensed drivers may transport workers and may be offered additional hours. May assist with field preparation and plant vegetables as needed. Assist with Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time.

TERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a 2 day introductory period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the 2 day introductory period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable.

Special Requirements

One month of farmwork experience required. Work outside in inclement weather conditions. Walk, bend, stoop, reach, pull and perform repetitive movements. Lift, carry and load up to 50 lbs. Drug testing is conducted post-hire at the employers expense and is not part of the interview process.

Employer Contact Info

+18285570312

[email protected]

https://ncworks.gov

Did you know that... there are 2 types of H-2 visas?

Agricultural workers get H-2A visas. H-2B workers are in non-agricultural jobs like construction.

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