Farmworker

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Mow, cut, weed and seed fields. Height and quality of pasture/turf must be well-maintained for animal health. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Workers will load trucks with bales of hay and sacks of grain and feed weighing from 50 to 60 pounds. Use/maintain power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, string trimmers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Drive tractors/trucks and operate heavy farm equipment to collect and apply manure to fields. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches, waterways and ponds. Install and remove levee gates. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. Workers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may be required to drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may be asked to drive other workers. Employer requires all employees who will drive to take and pass an employer-paid background and MVR check before starting work. These are not required for prospective applicants prior to hiring decision. All testing and background/MVR checks are conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Workers found to have felony convictions (including, but not limited to assault, child molestation, sex or drug-related convictions) or a bad driving record (major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) will be immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a non-local worker who is terminated for cause resulting from an unacceptable background or motor vehicle records check, employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense. The employer will also drug test after a worker has an accident at work. Employer requires all employees who operate dangerous machinery such as chainsaws to take and pass a post-hire, employer-paid drug test. Workers testing positive will be immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any.

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