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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

10

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: sod. The farm work position includes duties associated with the planting, transplanting of sod and live grass sprigs, installing our product at private businesses, cultivation, harvesting, commercial sod and grass seed; weeding and hoeing of fields; unloading trucks; farm, field and shed maintenance, sanitation, and postharvest cleanup as well as duties related to the deployment and maintenance of in-field irrigation. Workers will be utilized in all aspects of natural grass production. Workers must use care when performing their farm work duties and exercise consciousness in the quality of work being completed. Workers will be required to aid in soil preparation by manual and mechanical means for sprigging and seeding, mowing, rolling, cutting, aerating, and stacking of grass on pallets. Thal includes cleaning fields of rock, roots, limbs, stumps, trees, and debris. Preparing fields, planting by seed and vegetative stolonization, harvesting sod and sprigs. Manually stacking harvested sod and fork lift operations for loading sod on flatbed semi trucks. Mowing grass with tractors, riding and walking mowers. Workers will be applying fertilizer and plant protectants under the supervision of licensed applicator. Workers will be planting grass by hand in a green house for plug trays necessary for replanting fields. Workers may perform duties including boxing, weighing, loading/unloading, and installation of sod produced by Modern Turf, Inc. at various locations. Workers will use hammers, saws, hoes, rakes, shovels, wrenches, tractors, sod cutters, rakes, sprays carts, mower spriggers, and net setters. Workers will be operating weedeaters, chainsaws, riding mowers, and push mowers. Vehicle operation may include tractors, forklifts, discmowers, vans, and pick-up trucks. Workers will use tractors to drag, tow, and lift sod specific equipment through fields. Workers may use forklifts and bobcats to load and unload rolls of harvested sod in the field or shed. Workers will be instructed how to safely operate any of the mentioned vehicles or equipment prior to use. Workers will use hammers and saw in the event the workers produce sod pallets. Under supervision of our mechanic, workers will be responsible for light duty mechanical/maintenance work including but not limited to greasing equipment, changing oil, fueling, and washing equipment with hoses and pressure washers. Some landscape maintenance of property will be required like string trimming, back pack blowing, trimming shrubs, etc. Washing and packing sprigs in bags or boxes for shipment. The vehicles provided to workers (van, SUVs, pick-up truck, etc.) are for multi-purpose use on an as-needed basis (e.g., driving workers from employer-provided housing directly to the farm, around the farm properties during the work day, possibly carrying equipment/supplies with them). This may require workers to operate the vehicles on public roads in order to reach the other locations (no CDL w/ passenger endorsement required). These multi-purpose vehicles have a capacity or less than 13 tons, may be used on or off-farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion). Workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of other workers or groups of workers on a regular schedule or planned basis (e.g., at housing locations or centralized pick-up points). Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for lang periods of time. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural field work experience working in a sod farm handling both manual and mechanized tasks.Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing required.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Modern Turf, Inc.

Location:

Rembert, SC 29128

Worksite

Address:

8840 Camden Hwy, Rembert, SC 29128

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25336-451171

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

12/10/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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