What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworkers and Laborers position at Sandy Ridge Farms, Inc. (Petition 1)?
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. May do minor maintenance to barns and packing sheds for purpose of food safety requirements. Workers may be asked to operate farm equipment, driving in-field trucks or ATVs, skid steers, forklifts, or tractors; with or without the following implements: including a hipper, disk, du-all, chisel plow, bedding machine, plant cutter, transplanter, bushhog, gravity-flow buggy, potato digger, water trailer (for plant irrigation), de-vining machine, feed mixer and any other equipment related to the planting, cultivation and harvesting of crops or related to animal husbandry. **The ability of an employee to safely operate machinery will be left to the discretion of management. To ensure the safety of all employees, those interested in operating machinery must be able to communicate with and adequately follow instructions given by management. Management reserves the right to restrict employees from operational duties who do not show a proficiency to effectively communicate with management and may therefore place other employees’ safety at risk. PACKHOUSE DUTIES (PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY): Work in packhouse (located on the farm). De-string, sort & grade potatoes by size, quality, or type. Remove non-compliant product from the pack line and dispose of in appropriate crates. Assemble cardboard boxes for use on the pack line. Weigh and stack filled boxes to prepare for shipment. Wrap and move pallets using electric pallet jacks. Assist salespersons in pulling and loading customer orders. PLANTING & LAY-BY OR RELATED PREP (SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY): Assist in covering seed potatoes by operating bedding and plastic machines or using shovels. Cut & gather potato slips by hand using knife or by following plant-cutting machine and place in boxes. Load & unload plant boxes onto trucks and sweet potato trans-planters. Prepare the ground for planting. Manually weed field by hand (may also use hand tools). Ride mechanical trans-planter and load slips in planting arms. Walk behind potato trans-planter and fill in slips by hand. Participate in irrigation activities (set-up/break-down, operate & make minor repairs to irrigation systems). Drain water from fields with hand tools/shovels, when needed. HARVEST OR RELATED PREP (SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY): Participate in irrigation activities (set-up/break-down, operate & make minor repairs to irrigation systems). Drain water from fields with hand tools/shovels, when needed. Use wood to build & repair crates for potato storage. Load & unload crates on trucks, trailers, or sweet potato harvesters. Ride mechanical digging equipment to harvest and grade potatoes. May also harvest potatoes by hand with use of buckets. Sort & grade potatoes by size, quality, or type. FIELD & PASTURE (SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY): Clear ground of rocks, sticks, & roots by hand. Clear brush & trees with chain saw or related hand tools. General field & fence maintenance. Haul hay & feed cattle. Herd and assist management with veterinary or general maintenance tasks performed on cattle (to include jobs such as assisting with births, administration of shots, and application of ear tags). Assist with loading and unloading of cattle to be shipped or received at the farm.
Salary : $10