Farmworker

H2ajobs; Belle Chasse (LA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Meals

Transport

Job summary

Weed Fields is seeking hardworking farm workers to perform manual labor across planting, transplanting, pruning, harvesting, sorting and packing cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes and more. Work enforces physical stamina in varied weather, with some machine-assisted tasks.

Housing and meals are provided; transport assistance is described, and safety practices are expected. You will contribute to field and shed sanitation, equipment cleaning, and proper handling of produce throughout the shift.

Qualifications

• Tasks include transplanting, planting, pruning, harvesting, sorting and packing.

Responsibilities

• Transplant, plant and cultivate crops by hand or with machines.
• Inspect, grade, sort, pack, and load produce.
• Care for nursery stock, grafting, irrigation, fertilization, potting and labeling.
• Dig, rake, screen and till soil; repair bins and maintain equipment.
• Maintain farm, field and shed sanitation and housing facilities.

Skills

Manual labor

Job description

Weed Fields. Perform manual labor to transplant, plant, cultivate, prune, string, stake, harvest, grade, sort, pack, load & unload cucumbers, garlic, tomato, squash, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, okra, citrus, eggplant, peppers, by hand or machine. Grafting species of Nursery stock Irrigate, fertilize, potting and labeling trees. Dig, rake, screen, and till soil. Haul. & spread top soil. Clean and maintain irrigation ditches. Proper pruning and thinning of trees to not damage tree. Repair bins and pallets used for fruit sales displays. Maintain, operate, and clean equipment. Set up fruit and vegetable bins at fruit stand, for purchase. Farm, Field and Shed Sanitation. Sort through fruit to remove spoiled or damaged fruit from bins. Clean work areas, maintain grounds and landscape. Will. work in hot/cold temperatures and in rain as long as no lightening.

Housing:

Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals:

All housing units have free kitchen & cooking facilities with refrigeration capacities. Free cooking & kitchen facilities (& housing facility) is only provided for workers unable to return to their residence the same day. Cooking, kitchen & housing facility is not available for non-worker & it is not the prevailing practice. No family housing available. Each housed worker is responsible for maintaining the unit in a neat, clean manner. Housed worker will promptly clean up after himself or herself, washing pots, pans, plates, flatware, glasses, and promptly storing said items back to their original location for immediate use by other housed worker. Worker will leave counter-tops clean, disposing all trash in the designated trash can, & store all food in a sanitary manner. Worker shall not appropriate groceries purchased by another worker unless that other worker's prior permission has been obtained.

Transport:

Advanced incoming transportation & subsistence may not be made by Employer as it is not the prevailing practice. If employer did not otherwise provide incoming transportation and/or subsistence, after eligible worker has completed half the work from the worker's start date to the ending date of certification, reimbursements will be provided for incoming transportation in no greater amount than the most reasonable common carrier i.e. bus, car, van, charges for same.

Experience wanted:

0 months

Drug test paid for by employer, post hire.