What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworkers and Laborers position at Branco, Inc (Petition 1)?
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties will include working in pecan orchard, and the tree nursery. Pecan Orchard /Maintenance – Duties may consist of picking up tree limbs and debris, applying fertilizer by hand, pruning pecan trees, planting trees, weed removal around orchards with weed eater, and mowers, will also be mowing orchards with a tractor. During harvest, duties include cleaning the orchard for harvest, harvesting pecans and cleaning pecans. Tractors will be used to harvest pecans. Pecan cleaning equipment will be used for cleaning pecans. Workers will also use shovels, weed eaters, chain saws, pole saws, tree pruners, backpack blower, grafting knives, utility vehicle, tractor, tying tool for use with stacking trees, lawn mowers, forklift, rakes, pecan dryers, tree shakers, pecan sprayers, backpack sprayers, pecan cleaner, and pecan harvester with tractor. Tree Nursery – Duties may include potting trees with pot filling machine, pruning, and staking trees, removal of weeds, fertilizing trees, and moving trees in the nursery, in addition, planting of seed in trays and pots. May drive workers to the store and/or fields.
Salary : $15