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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

20

Job Duties:

Berry worker: Perform manual labor including planting berry plants in field, pruning/shearing field-grown berry plants, manual labor on a mechanical blueberry harvester, packing blueberries, and hoeing. Grade, sort, or classify berries by size, weight, color, or condition. THIS JOB DOES NOT INCLUDE HAND-HARVESTING BLUEBERRIES. May operate and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles or equipment. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid drivers license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs. repetitively throughout the workday. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires three months verifiable experience pruning/shearing field-grown blueberry plants. Must commit to work for the entire contract period. All workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when touching crops for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before entering field for harvest activities and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited during working time. Workers may be required to perform work that is incidental to farming the crops listed in the application. All other duties, if any assigned, will be those duties of Farm Worker, Diversified Crops, DOT code 407.687-010 (SOC (ONET/OES) code 45-2092.02). This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated. The worker understands that if he abandons his employment or is terminated for cause prior to the end of the anticipated period of employment, the worker will forfeit the guarantee and reimbursement of certain transportation costs. Excessive absences and/or tardiness cannot be tolerated and may result in termination. Daily individual work assignments, crew assignments, and location of work will be made by and at the sole discretion of the employer and/or workers supervisor. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and/or different tasks on different days. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or workers supervisor. Trabajador de bayas: Los trabajadores realizarn el trabajo manual que incluye plantando la planta de bayas el campo, podar/cizallar planta de bayas crecida en le campo, labor manual en un cosechador de arndanos mecanico, y azada. Escoger, ordenar o clasificar las bayas por tamao, peso, color o condicin. ESTE TRABAJO NO INCLUYE LA COSECHA A MANO DE ARANDANOS. Puede operar y hacer mantenimiento en vehiculos o equipo de granja. Aunque no es un requisito de contratacin, si un trabajador agrcola maneja un vehculo de la compaa durante el perodo de empleo, al momento de operar el vehculo de la compaa el conductor debe poseer una licencia de conducir vlida emitida por un estado de los Estados Unidos o

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs. repetitively throughout the workday. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires three months verifiable experience pruning/shearing field-grown blueberry plants. Must commit to work for the entire contract period.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Son Rise Farms, LLC

Location:

Kelly, NC 28448

Worksite

Address:

348 Horrell Rd, Ivanhoe, NC 28447

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21050-087963

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

2/23/2021

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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