Graders and Sorters

H2ajobs; Leroy Township (MI); Presencial; USD 17 000 - 22 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation support

Resumo da oferta

H2ajobs is seeking workers for farm labor involving potato grading, sorting, and packing. You will inspect, weigh, and pack potatoes, operate equipment, and help move bags and pallets while following safety rules.

The role includes team-based work, potential housing/meals provisions, and mandatory adherence to sanitation and job site policies.

Qualificações

• Experience in agricultural labor preferred.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for long periods.

Responsabilidades

• Grade, sort, pack, weigh and inspect potatoes for quality and weight.
• Operate grading, sorting, weighing, and packing equipment and monitor flow of product.
• Move filled containers to pallets and maintain clean, safe work areas.
• Follow safety, sanitation and workplace procedures.

Conhecimentos

Teamwork

Physical stamina

Attention to detail

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The farm work position includes duties associated with the grading, sorting, packing, and handling of harvested potatoes produced by the Association's member growers. Workers will receive and handle harvested potatoes and monitor the product as it moves through grading and sorting operations. Duties will include visually inspecting potatoes for size, quality, damage, defects, disease, dirt, or other conditions that do not meet established quality standards; manually removing defective or unsuitable potatoes; and sorting potatoes according to size, grade, quality, and packing specifications.

Workers will operate and monitor potato grading, sorting, weighing, and packing equipment and will make routine adjustments as necessary to maintain the proper flow of agricultural commodities through the operation. Duties may include placing bags, boxes, bins, or other containers and packaging materials onto the packing line; weighing potatoes; verifying package weights and labels; placing graded potatoes into appropriate containers; closing or securing filled containers; and inspecting finished packages for proper weight, condition, and identification.

Workers will stack filled bags, boxes, or containers onto pallets or other designated areas and may manually lift and carry containers weighing up to approximately 50 pounds. Workers will maintain a continuous flow of potatoes through the grading and packing operation, safely clear minor product blockages when appropriate, and report equipment problems or unsafe conditions to the supervisor.

Workers will work as part of a team and may rotate among grading, sorting, packing, weighing, palletizing, and other related agricultural duties as production needs require. Workers will maintain clean and orderly work areas, remove discarded potatoes and debris, and clean equipment and work areas as directed. Workers will follow all applicable safety, sanitation, food-handling, and workplace procedures.

All work will be performed as agricultural labor for the Association in connection with the handling, grading, sorting, and packing of potatoes produced by the Association's member growers for preparation and sale to market.

Farm Shed Sanitation

All workers will be responsible for picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors and other farm, and shed sanitation duties. The farm owner/supervisor or a designated employee will provide specific instructions and close supervision. Workers will be expected to perform their duties in a timely and proficient manner and will have close supervision to insure adherence to instruction. Work will be closely monitored and reviewed for quality.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. No charge will be made for the provided beds, appliances, cooking utensils and similar items furnished to workers to whom housing is provided hereunder unless unlawfully removed or damaged beyond normal wear and tear. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) weekly transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. If for any reason the kitchen facilities become unavailable due to fire or calamity, the employer will provide 3 meals per day for which a deduction shall be made until the kitchen facilities become operable.
• Transport: After a worker has completed fifty percent of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place the worker came from to the place of work, if such costs are borne by the worker.

Experience wanted: 2 months

Employer may conduct drug/alcohol testing post-employment and at the employer's expense.

Employer may conduct criminal background checks post-employment and at the employer's expense.