- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 30
- Job Duties:
- Temporary Seasonal Position: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery | SOC Code: 45-2092
All applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described & must be available for entire period.
Harvest Ready, Inc, Elk Park, NC, Avery
Possible shift: 7:00AM-4:00PM. 40+ May be possibility of weekend work. Crops: Christmas Trees. Duties may include: Plants, cultivates, and harvests evergreen trees on Christmas-tree farm: Remove brush, ferns, other growth from planting area, using mattock, brush-hook, dibble. Clear, clean fields, fertilize, mow, weed-eat, spray, prune, trim trees. Complete tasks such as dig, bale, cut, move trees to a roadside pick-up, load the harvest up to 60lbs. Scatter fertilizer pellets over planted areas by hand. Shear tops, limb tips from trees, use machete, pruning shears, to control growth, increase limb density, improve shape & other related Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org). On-the-job training provided. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 60lbs (possible 2-person); may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area. Tools supplies and equipment provided at no cost to worker. Employer guarantees 3/4 of contract. Work outdoors, exposed to weather, hot or cold; hours may vary (+/-); possible downtimes and/or extended hrs. Dependable: fulfill obligations. Attn. to detail: complete work tasks. Employer provided housing available to those who cannot reasonably return to their residence within the same day. No cell phone use during work hours.
Must be 18 years of age. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show legal authorization to work in the United States. Cash advances may apply at employer discretion.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse