Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse

H2ajobs; Lenox (GA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs in Lenox, GA is seeking agricultural workers to cultivate and harvest row crops, with chores including planting, weeding, irrigation, and packing. Applicants should have at least 2 months of recent experience and be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Housing and meals are provided by the employer, with weekly transportation to stores for groceries. Work may involve bending, kneeling, and operating farm implements; random drug testing may be required.

Qualifications

• Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed.
• Be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and harvest vegetables.
• Weeds, thins, plants, and harvest crops.
• May operate tractors and implements and assist in irrigation and fertilization.

Job description

Crops: Row crops including but not limited to Bell peppers, Broccoli, Cabbages, Cabbage, kale, collards, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Greens, Kale, Peppers, Squashes, Tomatoes, Turnips, Zucchini.

Cultivate and harvest vegetables. May spread plastic or other ground covering. Weeds, thins, plants. Picks, cuts, lifts, or pulls crop to harvest them. May tie vegetables in bunches or top them. Workers may work on planters, planting seeds and transplanting seedlings. Workers may cultivate and weed as needed and assist with irrigation and fertilization. Workers must also stake/tie plants. Workers will trellis and prune plants. Workers will pick produce as it ripens. Considerable stooping and kneeling are required. Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce and plants. May operate tractors and implements. Implements include, but are not limited to seeders, transplanters, plastic mulch layer and lifter, drip tape layer, cultivating equipment, rototiller, mower. Washing and packing duties sorting/grading, washing, bunching, and packing of produce. Workers will also assist in the cleaning and sanitation of the packing area.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.

Transport: See Addendum C

Experience wanted: 2 months

Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.