Farmworker/laborer
Employer
90909 Old Swamp Rd.
Decatur, MI 49045
United States
Job description
General farm labor, hand harvest of celery and sweet corn.
General Farm Labor:
1. Worker will move irrigation pipes that weigh up to 60 pounds. Worker must be able to stack irrigation pipes on trailers.
2. Worker will be required to weed celery and corn fields by hand. Worker will be required to identify and remove undesired plants, without causing harm to or removing adjacent celery or corn plant.
3. Worker will be required to stoop, bend, and work on hands and knees for long periods of time.
4. Worker will be required to sweep, clean, and pick up trash, sticks, or rocks, then dispose of properly around farm property.
5. Worker will use a shovel to dig, clean, and help maintain trenches through the fields designed to drain excess water.
6. Worker may be required to safely drive tractor around farm property. Worker will be trained on safe operation of tractors.
7. Worker will be required to stoop, bend, and lift up to 60 pounds repetitively throughout the day. Worker must wear suitable clothing to handle wet product and conditions.
Pay will be hourly.
Special Requirements
Experience Requirement: 2 verifiable months commercial celery experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 5 years establishing acceptable prior experience.
Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for and worker agrees to work every day that work is available for entire employment period.
Drug testing may be required if worker is involved in workplace injury resulting in damage to property or injury to others. Worker agrees to testing as a condition of employment. Testing done at employers expense and not utilized as a pre-employment tool.
Worker must be able to perform job description duties in safe manner consistent with established safety procedures.