What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworker/laborer position at Stahl Harvest Company?
FARM LABORER: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: plant, transplant, hoe, weed, trim, position, tie, maintain, stake, and other general care of plants; remove weeds; maintain and clean up landscaping of farm, fields, and greenhouses; paint posts, stakes; lay, mend, fix and remove black tunnel plastic and drip tape; organize, clean and sanitize harvest tools, equipment and containers; operate tractors, vehicles, and forklifts and other farm equipment to complete farm tasks on and between employer owned/operated worksites; hand harvest to quality standards pumpkins; gourds; variety cabbage such as carton cabbage, red carton cabbage, decored green cabbage, decored red cabbage, whole head green cabbage, whole head red cabbage, sauerkraut cabbage, savoy cabbage and tomatoes; packing/sorting activities to quality standards, including pack, clean, sort, and load/unload produce and stack, repair, and assemble boxes and bins; worker may be required to complete greenhouse activities such as set up greenhouse space as directed by Supervisor, will mix soil for filling flats/pots as directed; participate in irrigation activities such as check and maintain all working components of irrigation system, including: irrigation lines, drip tape, sprinklers, headers, mainlines, valves, and any other irrigation equipment. Worker will be required to perform general maintenance and clean up including removing debris, rocks and other trash on the farm and greenhouses; If worker is eligible to drive under Michigan law, Employer may require worker to drive in Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite and to other locations; haul employer’s crops to market and storage locations with all locations allowing workers to reasonably return within same workday;
Pay will be a team-based piece rate per box which will be divided equally between team members for the following crops: carton cabbage; red carton cabbage; decored green cabbage; decored red cabbage; whole head green cabbage; whole head red cabbage; sauerkraut cabbage; savoy cabbage
Pay will be hourly for all other farm labor activities.
Other duties assigned under this order will be consistent under Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Workers (45-2092)
Salary : $17