What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse position at Home Place Partners?
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties found in SOC Code 45-2092 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse such as: Walk fields to pull weeds; Record information about crops such as pesticide use, yields, or costs; Clean, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment as well as farm buildings, fences, and other structures by working with hand tools, power tools and materials such as wood, metal, poly plastic such as changing brakes and fuel pumps, airing tires, greasing machines, blowing air filters; Perform light welding; Set up, repair, maintain, and operate irrigation equipment, rebuild pumps and motors; Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery (much of which is equipped with GPS) to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops such as corn, soybeans; Load agricultural products into trucks without over or underfilling bed or trailer, and drive to market or storage facilities; Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping; Regulate conditions; Maintain inventory; Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, and other materials to condition soil; Mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery; Attach implements using hand tools; Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, discard rotten items; Position boxes/bags at ends of machinery to catch products, remove and close full containers; Speak and understand English. Approximate staggered entry: 2 workers to begin Feb 15 and 2 workers to begin Sept 1.
Salary : $10