Farm Workers and Laborers

H2ajobs; Baxley (GA); On-site; USD 1,653,000 - 2,204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Free weekly transportation

Laundry facilities

Job summary

H2ajobs in Baxley, GA seeks farm laborers for onions and fresh peanuts harvesting by hand. Workers will perform field tasks in heat, including weeding, prepping fields, loading and unloading, and basic maintenance.

Housing is provided; meals are not included, but cooking facilities are available in the housing. Free weekly transportation to town and laundry facilities are provided. Two-day training with the employer is offered to acclimate workers to the physical demands of farm work.

Qualifications

• Physically demanding farm work in heat and adverse conditions.
• Ability to lift 52 lb routinely.
• Willingness to perform field tasks and basic maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Pick and harvest onions and fresh peanuts by hand.
• Pull weeds, rake, prep fields for next season, and clean areas around farms and buildings.
• Other duties may include field maintenance, camp sanitation, laying irrigation pipe, digging ditches, pulling plastic, loading and unloading.
• Training will cover harvest methods and crop specifics.

Skills

Heavy lifting

Bending and stooping

Repetitive movements

2 day training

Job description

EMPLOYEES WILL BE PICKING AND HARVESTING ONION AND FRESH PEANUTS BY HAND. THEY WILL ALSO BE PULLING WEEDS, RAKING, PREPPING THE FIELDS FOR THE NEXT SEASON, CLEANING AREAS AROUND THE FARMS AND BUILDINGS. OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE FIELD MAINTENANCE, CAMP SANITATION, LAYING IRRIGATION PIPE, DIGGING DITCHES, PULLING PLASTIC, LOADING AND UNLOADING. THIS WILL ALL BE DONE UNDER EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. HEAVY LIFTING, BENDING AND STOOPING WILL BE INVOLVED ON A DAILY BASIS.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer does not provide meals. Employer will provide free, convenient and fully equipped with refrigerator, stove, pots, pans, utensils and counter space cooking and kitchen facilities to workers living in employer provided housing, which will enable workers to prepare their own meals. Employer will also provide free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city to buy food, banking services, Laundry services, and other necessaries.

****: Employer will provide functional laundry facilities for the workers at the housing sites. If the workers choose to go to a laundromat, employer will provide transportation to the facilities but not cover the laundering expenses.

Transport: Transportation and Subsistence will be provided, please see Addendum C.

Experience wanted: 0 months

52LB LIFTING

TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER

HEAVY BENDING AND STOOPING

REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS

2 DAY TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER. The training period for all crop activities is 2 days starting with the first day of employment to acclimate the worker to the physical demands of farm work and to familiarize workers with the job specifications and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and other crop specific issues.