Farm Worker

All duties listed below are entry level and require close and/or direct supervision and/or demonstration of the task by a supervisor or more experienced worker. Workers are not expected to exercise independent judgment or perform complex decision-making; instead, they follow established procedures, receive detailed instructions, and work under close oversight by farm managers or supervisors. Work is routinely assessed for quality, efficiency and accuracy. Harvest records and production results are monitored and recorded for each worker. Workers will prepare greenhouse and horticultural space. Fill greenhouse containers with soil and other greenhouse mediums. Perform a variety of greenhouse jobs, including but not limited to, seeding, planting, tagging, transplanting, trimming, cutting, tying, and deadheading greenhouse crops. Stick cuttings from existing plants. Irrigate greenhouse crops. Prepare plants/crops for sale and the field. Move plants by hand and nursery carts within and between greenhouses, from greenhouse to field, and from greenhouse to packing house and retail market located on farm property. Clean and sanitize greenhouse containers, nursery carts, greenhouse space and greenhouse equipment. Assist with maintenance and repair of greenhouse irrigation and greenhouse structures. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery, to level, plow, harrow, and fertilize ground, or to plant, cultivate, maintain and spray and harvest crops. Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools Equipment includes but not limited to tractors, wagons, manure spreader, tillage equipment, levelers, sprayers, trenchers, mowers, motorized platforms and various types of planting, harvesting, and cultivating equipment. Any operation of tractors or farm machinery is done under supervision and limited to basic functions. Assist with adjustments, repair, and maintenance of farm machinery, vehicles, implements and mechanical equipment necessary to this farming operation. Under direct supervision of a licensed pesticide applicator, mix chemicals, powders, and solutions into spray machinery and apply using hand sprayers and tractor drawn sprayers. Process cider apples and other fruit on premises. Workers load fruit into the press and the press processes the fruit and extracts the juice. All fruit used is grown at Phillips Farms. Prepare fields and orchard grounds for agricultural use. Cut and trim trees and branches solely for the purpose of agricultural field and orchard use. Prune large limbs of fruit trees, remove broken, fallen or old fruit trees, and clear fallen tree debris from fencing, driveways, and production fields and orchards. Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil. Plant fruit trees, vines, bushes, and plants. Seed and transplant vegetables, herbs, and ornamental crops. Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants or trees in planter mechanisms or ground at specified intervals. Install, move, maintain, and repair plastic mulch, drip tape, fruit trellis and fruit netting. Cover and uncover plants with frost/freeze protection. Prune and thin perennial fruit crops outdoors using ladders and motorized platforms. Perform cultural work including, but not limited to, staking, tying, trellising, vine/branch training, pruning, thinning, weeding, and cultivating. Install, operate, repair, and maintain irrigation using portable pipes, pumps, or ditches. Remove plastic mulch, drip tape, stakes, strings, and crops when harvest time is complete. Workers will use a variety of hand tools and equipment, including but not limited to, ladders, rakes, hoes, shovels, wheelbarrows, clippers, shears, knives, pruning saw, chainsaws, bow saws, forklifts, and pallet jacks. Harvest, bunch, wash and pack fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals by hand and/or using washing and harvesting equipment.

Salary : $18