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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

2

Job Duties:

Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application. Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas. Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas. Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions. Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment. Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations, and velocities. Clean or service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools. Provide driving instructions to truck drivers to ensure complete coverage of designated areas, using hand and horn signals. Follow GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply. The H-2A Temporary Farm Applicators will perform duties at 520 3rd Street SE, Hartley, IA 51346 and at unanticipated fields within area of intended of employment including within a 50-mile radius of Hartley, IA in the following counties in Iowa: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, and Sioux.

Job Classification:

37-3012.00 - Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

High School Diploma or GED, or the foreign equivalent 3 months experience working with crops and CDL driving experience required Employer will perform random drug screening post hire at employers expense due to DOT regulations and liability of driving trucks on public roads. Must be able to lift 51-70 lbs. Must be willing to work in extreme weather conditions (hot, cold, wet, etc.), noisy conditions, and conditions that include dust, fumes, chemicals, and electrical hazards. On-the-job training will be provided. Follow GROWMARKs Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply. Able and willing to participate in required training that may include education on GROWMARKs policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position. CONTINUED ON ADDENDUM C

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

GROWMARK, Inc.

Location:

Manson, IA 50563

Worksite

Address:

520 3rd Street SE, Hartley, IA 51346

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-22042-897512

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

4/15/2022

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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