Farmworker/Laborer

H2ajobs; Gresham (OR); On-site; USD 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Job summary

H2ajobs in Oregon is seeking workers for farm labor, including planting trees by hand, staking with metal or fiberglass, and performing related tasks in field conditions. The role involves bending, lifting, and handling tools throughout the day.

Candidates should have at least two months of nursery experience, be able to lift 75 lbs, and work outdoors across varying temperatures. Employer-provided housing and meals are indicated in the job description.

Qualifications

• Two months of nursery experience required.
• Must be able to lift and/or load 75 lbs.
• Ability to work outdoors in varying temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Plant small trees in rows by hand.
• Prepare trees in the field for budding.
• Place metal/fiberglass stakes into the ground and tie tree to stake with tape by hand and with tape machine.

Skills

Nursery experience

Physical stamina

Job description

ALL TASKS IN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION CONSTITUTE ONE JOB; THE EMPLOYER MAY ASSIGN WORKERS TO DIFFERENT TASKS ON ANY DAY OR TO MULTIPLE TASKS DURING THE SAME DAY. EMPLOYEES MUST PERFORM THE ASSIGNED WORK, AND MAY NOT PERFORM DUTIES NOT INCLUDED HEREIN OR WORK IN AREAS NOT ASSIGNED WITHOUT THE SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION OF THE MANAGER OR SUPERVISOR. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: PLANT SMALL TREES IN ROWS BY HAND. THIS REQUIRES THE PERSON TO BE BENDING ALL DAY. PREPARE TREES IN THE FIELD FOR BUDDING.PLACE METAL/FIBERGLASS STAKES INTO THE GROUND AND TIE TREE TO STAKE WITH TAPE BY HAND AND WITH TAPE MACHINE.

• *See Job Duties 1.2

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: The Employer will furnish cooking facilities with working appliances, hot water, a place to prepare food at no cost to employees occupying employer-provided housing. Employees will purchase their own food and prepare their own meals. All breaks and lunches will be subject to local, state, and federal regulations
• Transport: Inbound:
• For the Workers who complete 50 percent of the work contract, the Employer will either provide transportation and subsistence during transportation, or reimburse the reasonable cost incurred by the Worker for transportation and subsistence during transportation from the place from which the Worker departed to the employer’s place of employment. In order to comply with the FLSA, the Employer will advance this payment prior to the first paycheck.

• Experience wanted: 2 months
• B.2 Two months of nursery experience
• 4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 75lbs.
• 4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
• 4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, , etc.
• 4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, clipping, examining, weeding,
• transporting,pruning, etc
• 4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning,
• picking,removing debris, etc.
• 4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting,pruning,shoveling,
• weeding, etc..