Farmworker Laborer And Crop
Employer
13000 Jacques Lane
Smithsburg, MD 21783
United States
Job description
Will prune, plant, cultivate, irrigate, fertilize, harvest, and sort out fruit crops while working outside in all types of weather. Apples are primary crops. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs., and manually harvest fruit with a 3 % or less bruise rate.
Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers,
pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, participate in irrigation activities and other farm related activities as needed
Special Requirements
During busy planting/harvest season, workers may be requested to start earlier and work more than the scheduled hours per week, including holidays. When weather is hot, starting and quitting times may be shifted to earlier or later in the day. This may vary depending on crop and weather conditions