What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworkers and Laborers position at Matthew Knight Farms (Petition 1)?
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Clearing ground of rocks, sticks, & roots by hand, clear brush and trees. General field & fence maintenance. Use wood to build and repair boxes for digger with the use of nail guns or hammer. Manually weeding fields by hand or using hand tools (machete, hoes). Drain water from fields with hand tools and shovel when needed. Work in extreme weather conditions. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Sweet Potatoes - Workers will assist with cutting potato slips by hand with a knife, place in boxes to load & unload onto trucks. Dipping potato slips. Walk behind potato trans planter and fill in slips by hand. Riding mechanical trans planter and loading slips in planting cups. May drive a tractor pulling transplanting equipment and/or a Skid Loader. De-vining plants by hand. Covering beds with plastic and helping to remove plastic. The workers may be asked to dig and transplant potatoes, in sweet potato fields. Workers with drivers license may be asked to drive workers to/from housing, worksite, and grocery store.
Salary : $10