What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse position at Twin Organics LLC?
Seeding/Planting: shoveling dirt, moving dirt, filling flats, operating flat filler machinery, seeding, operating the seeding machinery, and labeling. Also, responsible for moving flats in the greenhouse and loading carts for delivery. Transplanting Field: organizing trays, documenting planting, hand transplanting into beds (with or without tractor) Tunnel: organizing trays, documenting planting, hand transplanting plants into beds or pots Fieldwork: assist in preparing fields for planting including laying irrigation, shaping beds, and laying plastic. Also, responsible for assisting in field clean-up at the end of the year including removing plant and waste material. Will use tractors to assist in these projects. Greenhouse: assist in preparing tunnels for planting including laying irrigation and fabric. Also, responsible for assisting in tunnel clean-up including removing plant and waste material. Regulate greenhouse conditions and repair and maintain irrigation and climate control systems. Haul and spread topsoil, compost, and fertilizer to the soil. Plant Maintenance: weeding, trellising, lowering and leaning, and pruning greenhouse plants Farm Maintenance: cleaning, weeding, maintaining grounds and landscaping, organizing, and minor repair and maintenance of greenhouse tunnels, farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment Harvest: safely and efficiently follow procedures to harvest produce properly including bunching, grading, sorting, and storage by hand. Also, responsible for documenting harvest and labeling. Bulk harvest of some seasonal produce. Washing and Packing: safely and efficiently follow procedures to wash and pack produce properly. Also, responsible for sorting, grading, labeling, building delivery pallets, and loading them onto a delivery truck. Also includes washing our reusable harvest and delivery crates operating an industrial washing machine. Cleaning: maintaining a clean work environment on the farm and at the farmhouse. Regular cleaning of delivery and harvest materials and operation of the washing machine. Also, responsible for documenting and following all safety procedures. Operating: farm vehicles, small engine lawn tractors/mowers, tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery like tillers and pallet jacks. Paid Sick Leave: Twin Organics will provide all full time employees 48 hours (6 days) of paid sick leave starting on the first day of their employment. The hours earned and used are posted on every employee’s pay stub. The complete sick leave policy will be provided during orientation. Approximate staggered entry: 2 workers to begin March 1, 3 workers to begin April 1, and 5 workers to begin June 10.
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