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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

172

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries The following applies to all crops listed: - Tomatoes on the Vine - Cherry Tomatoes on the vine - Beefsteak Tomatoes - Grape Tomatoes -Cocktail Tomatoes - Cucumbers - Strawberries Under supervision, workers will perform manual labor to work in hydroponic greenhouse facility to prepare for new crop, perform regular crop maintenance on the old crop, including lowering, de-leafing, harvesting and maintaining the plants. Preparation and cleaning out of old crops. Workers will set up rockwool/peatmoss, load and unload new plants onto and off of trucks and/or carts, hang and remove string and plant wire spacing. Scout for pests. Clean, sanitize and disinfect containers, materials, supplies or work areas using cleaning solutions and hand tools. Clean and maintain all grounds including gutters, irrigation lines, remove and replace old drippers, scout and maintain botrytis and close bee hives. Set up and clean up CMM machines and operate tearout forklifts. The workers will ensure that the plant crop is carried out efficiently and with care in order to produce a quality grown vegetable. Proper use of gloves, hairnets, smocks, shoe covers, hand sanitizers, foot baths and clippers is required. All food safety activities will also fall under the responsibility of this job order both inside and outside the greenhouse to ensure adherence to SQF rules and regulations as well as our strict integrated pest management program. Other general agricultural labor duties as may be assigned from time to time. Workers will perform tasks associated with packing tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries. Inspect tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, remove segregated tomatoes from sorting stations, hand pack. Stack packed tomatoes cucumbers, strawberries, load/unload as needed. Workers may operate agricultural machinery/equipment essential to packing tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries including scales, sorting tables, palletizers and automatic lifts. Fork lift operator responsibilities will include delivering pallets of finished product to cold storage, loading/unloading as needed, setting up orders for shipping, record keeping of materials and finished product. Workers will be responsible for cleaning all machinery, electronic equipment and the facility work areas at end of shift. Workers must adhere to all Food Safety Protocol. Workers will be working under the direction of the Labor Manager, Head Grower, Crop Supervisor or an experienced Group Leader. Workers will receive training on Maroa Farms, Inc. policies with which they must comply including Equal Employment Opportunity policies, MIOSHA and Food and Health safety standards and guidelines, FMLA and workers compensation leave policies and other standard operating procedures, around the time work commences. Workers must attend an orientation session to review and train accordingly. Workers will be issued an identification badge and timekeeping wristband at no cost. Instructions on use and care of both will be provided in orientation. The employer retains ownership of the timekeeping wristband and ID badge. Both items must be returned to the employer upon termination of employment.

Job Classification:

45-2092.02 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Jobs offered are working in a hydroponic greenhouse facility planting, cultivating, harvesting, packing tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries. Saturday work required. Must lift/bend/twist/carry up to 30 lbs. Post-hire employer-paid drug testing and background check required. Workers need to have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Maroa Farms Inc.

Location:

Coldwater, MI 49036

Worksite

Address:

270 N. Fillmore Rd, Coldwater, MI 49036

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-19365-222588

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

See Addendum A for complete Piece Rate schedule.

Date Posted:

2/18/2020

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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