Farmworker

H2ajobs; Millwood (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Meals provided

Transportation

Job summary

Dounoco Land Company is seeking seasonal farm labor during the blueberry plant dormant period. Responsibilities include digging, cutting, transplanting seedlings, and operating tractors and related equipment. Workers may move plants and perform standard farming tasks in a fast-paced outdoor setting.

Housing and meals are provided. Transportation assistance and a drug-free workplace policy are noted; 3 months farm experience is preferred. Wage rates may vary by performance and tenure.

Qualifications

• 3 months farm experience preferred.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks and physically demanding work.
• Wamiliarity with basic farm safety practices is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Dig, cut, and transplant plants and trees during the dormant season.
• Operate tractors and farming equipment to plow, harrow, plant, and harvest crops.
• Move containers and materials using wheelbarrows or tractors.
• Perform routine maintenance on farm vehicles and equipment.
• Follow crop progress reports and assist farm managers as needed.

Skills

Operate tractors

Planting & transplanting

Heavy lifting

Tools

Tractor

Wheelbarrow

Irrigation systems

Job description

Dounoco Land Company owns 140 acres of Blueberry orchards, and the blueberry plants are dormant from December thru February. This is the only time of the year that dead or diseased plants may be removed and replaced with new plants. This is a time consuming and labor-intensive task that must be completed during the dormant life cycle of the blueberry plants. Job duties will include: dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs, inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress, move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors, operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment, clean equipment or facilities, cut trees or logs, operate farming equipment, operate irrigation systems, plant crops, or other plants. The employer, at its sole discretion, may grant pay increases based on factors such as performance, longevity, and/or experience. Employer may also, at its sole discretion, offer performance-based incentive bonuses that are not guaranteed and are determined by the employer. Workers returning for a consecutive season will be paid at the previous season’s rate if that rate exceeds the current published rate.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances (including refrigeration),cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities (e.g., adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure) that are in working condition and will be used by workers to sufficiently prepare three (3) meals a day. Employer will offer free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers.

Transport: The employer will pay the worker for reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad to the place of employment (inbound/outbound). The employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.

Experience wanted: 3 months

Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Job requires frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.