Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Skill Level 1 Plant and work the fields. Sod can weigh anywhere from 10 lbs. to 25 lbs. each piece. Workers can apply the seeds to the fields by hand or use equipment which also includes handling 50 -80-pound bags of seed, fertilizer, mulch, straw and large straw bales, climbing up and down ladders: mow the fields, maintain irrigation in fields, cut, roll, stack and prepare for the shipment of the Sod. Load and unload trucks by hand or machine. Workers will be required to lay Sod when needd. Prepare fields for the next harvest, placing the net material consisting of presenting the net and bending down to the earth every 3 feet. To put a stake in the earth that bends and leans for long periods of time. Plant, weed, fertilize, harvest and load corn, wheal, soybeans and strawberries. Perform a variety of other duties including lubricating and repairing rarm machinery. Work in extreme heat or cold for long hours per day Other Related Jobs: General tasks and other farm duties that go along with the worker's responsibilities. Alternative work: General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, dropping sticks in field, maintenance of tool & equipment & other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing and the clearing and painting of fence/barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed. General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment. Two months of verifiable sod experience requried.

Salary : $15