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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

1

Job Duties:

Lead Supervisor & Sod/Irrigation Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of turf grass. Lead Supervisor tasks/activities: monitor activities by scheduling; irrigation, application of chemicals (according to restrictive use laws, when/if applicable), sod production, mowing/harvesting and other cultural practices to ensure adherence to standards. Coordinate/Direct/Adjust; seed bed preparation, seeding and fertility of new seeding material and irrigation systems to distribute water according to crop needs and to avoid wasting water. Oversee/Evaluate crop production operations; soil tilling, planting, fertilizing, cultivating, irrigation, plant health/growth, spraying and harvesting. Perform same horticultural duties as subordinates. Will apply specific horticultural techniques as instructed by the employer when carrying out the following responsibilities: prepare fields/plant/spray/weed and irrigate plants/shrubs/trees; sow seed and plant cuttings; recognize disease and/or nutrient/moisture requirements by plant texture/development or soil condition; observe general condition of plants and apply the appropriate care; maintain and repair structures/grounds; repair pallets; sow grass seed and plant plugs of sod and cut/roll/stack/load and unload sod; mow/tend sod/turf grass; harvest turf grass sod; trap/poison pests; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on equipment (check oil/water and lubricate). Irrigation duties will include the following: Hand lines: connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution; attach lines to water supply; turn on pump; turn valves to start flow of water; disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals; move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times; lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Wheel lines: start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals. Other Irrigation Duties: remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields; lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools; observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water; disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions.

Job Classification:

45-2092.02 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

12

Special Requirements:

Applicants must have a minimum of 1 year of experience with the applicable Lead Supervisor job duties and 3 months of experience in the production/harvesting of sod, including the operation and maintenance of specialized sod production and harvesting machinery. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10-day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions. Within 60 days of hire applicants must be able to pass instruction on Basic Liquid Handling and Safety and obtain a Chemical Handlers License at the employers expense (classroom instruction provided by the employer).

Number of Hours Per Week:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

High Desert Turf

Company Name:

The Turf Company of NV, Inc.

Location:

Yerington, NV 89447

Worksite

Address:

19 East Pursell Lane, Yerington, NV 89447

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21364-793186

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

The highest applicable wage will be paid at the time the work is performed, for every hour or portion thereof worked during a work contract period, including any higher or lower adjustments published by the Department of Labor.

Date Posted:

1/13/2022

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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