General Farmworker

Danny Lee Sowers; Hookerton (NC); Sur place; USD 17 000 - 22 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Housing

Meals

Transport

40 hours/week

Résumé du poste

H2ajobs in Hookerton, NC is seeking seasonal farm workers to operate and assist with row crop production, land preparation for winter wheat, tobacco, corn, soybeans, and cotton. Duties include planting, fertilizing, harvesting, spraying, irrigating, loading and unloading trucks, and driving tractors.

You will work outdoors in varying weather, lift up to 75 lbs, and follow safety rules. The job offers 40 hours per week, potential bonuses, and housing options per Addendum.

Qualifications

• Experience wanted: 2 months.
• Must able to lift 75lbs.
• Must have legal authority to work in the US.
• Background in row crop farming preferred.
• Drug testing may be required.

Responsabilités

• Prepare land for planting and plant seeds in row crops.
• Fertilize, irrigate, spray, and harvest crops as directed.
• Load/unload trucks and transport products to market.
• Drive tractors and perform general farm work.

Connaissances

Must have legal work authorization in

Must be able to lift 75 lbs

Formation

Experience: 2 months in similar farm work

Description du poste

WORKERS WILL PERFORM VARIOUS DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OF ROW CROP FARM INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION AND PREPARATION OF LAND FOR WINTER WHEAT, TOBACCO & SEEDLINGS, CORN, SOYBEANS, AND COTTON. THIS INCLUDES THE PREPARATION OF GREENHOUSES, CULTIVATING, PREPARING ROWS FOR PLANTING, PLANTING, FERTILIZING, HARVESTING, SPRAYING, IRRIGATING, LOADING AND UNLOADING OF TRUCKS, DELIVERY OF PRODUCT TO MARKET, TRACTOR DRIVING, & GENERAL FARM WORK., APPLYING FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDES, MAINTAINING PROPER GREENHOUSE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TO INCLUDE MONITORING OF HOUSE TEMPERATURES & PH LEVELS TO PROMOTE PLANT GROWTH. WORKERS WILL CULTIVATE FIELDS, PREPARE ROWS FOR PLANTING, PLANT, APPLY FERTILIZER AND SUCH CHEMICALS AS THOSE APPROVED BY EPA, OSHA, & WPS AS NECESSARY. WORKERS SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ALLERGIES TO NOXIOUS PLANTS OR APPROVED INSECT CONTROL SPRAYS. WORKERS MAY RIDE MECHANICAL TRANSPLANTERS AND/OR WALK BEHIND TRANSPLANTERS TO RESET MISSING PLANTS OR ASSIST IN ANY OTHER ACTIVITY NEEDED IN THE PLANTING PROCESS. DURING CULTIVATION OF CROP, WORKERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO CLEAN AND WEED CROP BY HAND, WITH HOE, AND/OR WALK BEHIND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ENSURING THAT PLANTS ARE LEFT CLEAR OF ANY OBSTRUCTION CREATED BY THE CULTIVATION PROCESS AND KEEP THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR INFORMED OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS. WORKERS SHALL MOVE HAY BALES WITH TRACTORS AND HELP OPERATE THE GRAIN BIN FACILITY (UNLOADING TRUCKS OF GRAIN INTO BINS). WORKERS MAY PERFORM DUTIES ANCILLARY TO THE FARMING OPERATION INCLUDING CLEANING AND WASHING EQUIPMENT, GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, CUTTING GRASS ON THE FARM PREMISES, RUNNING A BUSH HOG TO TRIM AND MAINTAIN DITCH BANKS, MOVING EQUIPMENT FROM FIELD TO FIELD, PREPARING MATERIALS OR SOLUTIONS FOR ANIMAL OR PLANT USE, FEEDING AND HERDING LIVESTOCK; OR REMOVING ANIMAL WASTE, FUELING UP EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER VARIOUS ROLES RELATED TO ROW CROP PRODUCTION AND LAND PREPARATION. WORKERS MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT UP TO 75LBS CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WORKERS MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION WITH THE ABILITY TO STAND FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, WITH CONSIDERABLE KNEELING & STOOPING REQUIRED. JOB INVOLVES STOOPING, LIFTING AND WORKING OUTSIDE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER & OUTDOOR TEMPS BELOW 30 TO IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES. SEVEN TO EIGHT HOURS PER DAY IS NORMAL. WORKERS MAY BE OFFERED MORE THAN THE SPECIFIED WORK IN A SINGLE DAY. THE WORKER MAY BE REQUESTED BUT NOT REQUIRED TO WORK 12-14 HOURS PER DAY AND/OR ON THE SABBATH OR FEDERAL HOLIDAYS DEPENDING UPON THE CONDITIONS IN THE FIELDS, WEATHER, AND MATURITY OF THE CROP. THE EMPLOYER WILL DESIGNATE TIME FOR LUNCH AND BREAKS. WORKER MAY BE REQUESTED TO WORK SUNDAY DURING PEAK TIMES AND SPECIAL NEEDS BUT NOT REQUIRED. THESE REQUIREMENTS PERTAIN TO BOTH H-2A AND US WORKERS. EXTREME HEAT, COLD OR DROUGHT MAY AFFECT WORKING HOURS. EMPLOYER WILL OFFER 40 HOURS/WEEK, WEATHER AND CROP DEPENDENT. RAISES AND/OR BONUSES MAY BE OFFERED TO ANY SEASONAL WORKER EMPLOYED PURSUANT TO THIS JOB ORDER, AT THE COMPANY'S SOLE DISCRETION, BASED ON INDIVIDUAL FACTORS INCLUDING WORK PERFORMANCE, SKILL, AND TENURE. GENERAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL CROPS: WORK BEGINS AT AN ASSIGNED TIME SHORTLY AFTER DAYLIGHT. WORK IS PERFORMED UNDER VARIOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. WORKERS WILL WORK AND PERFORM REPETITIVE TASKS ON THEIR FEET IN BENT AND STOOPED POSITIONS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. WORKERS WILL USE MUSCLES TO LIFT, PUSH, PULL, OR CARRY HEAVY OBJECTS IN LOADING AND UNLOADING TRUCKS. WORKERS MAY DRIVE TRUCKS TO HAUL CROPS, SUPPLIES, TOOLS, OR FARM WORKERS. Workers may repair fencing. ALL OF THE TASKS IN THIS JOB DESCRIPTION CONSTITUTE ONE (1) JOB; THE EMPLOYER MAY ASSIGN WORKERS TO DIFFERENT TASKS ON ANY DAY OR TO MULTIPLE TASKS DURING THE SAME DAY IN THE SOLE JUDGMENT OF THE EMPLOYER.

ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN THIS JOB ORDER WILL APPLY EQUALLY TO ALL WORKERS, BOTH US WORKERS AND H-2A WORKERS, EMPLOYED IN THE POSITION DESCRIBED IN THIS JOB ORDER.

Benefits

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: See Addendum C
• Transport: See Addendum C
• EMPLOYER WILL DESIGNATE TIME FOR LUNCH AND BREAKS.
• EMPLOYER WILL OFFER 40 HOURS/WEEK, WEATHER AND CROP DEPENDENT.
• RAISES AND/OR BONUSES MAY BE OFFERED TO ANY SEASONAL WORKER EMPLOYED PURSUANT TO THIS JOB ORDER, AT THE COMPANY'S SOLE DISCRETION, BASED ON INDIVIDUAL FACTORS INCLUDING WORK PERFORMANCE, SKILL, AND TENURE.

Qualifications

• Experience wanted: 2 months
• Must able to lift & carry 75lbs.
• Must have legal authority to work in the US.
• Must have two months positive verifiable prior experience in job offered.
• Workers may be required to take random, post accident, and/or upon suspicion drug test, post hire at no cost to worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.