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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

6

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: Potatoes. Grade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Workers will be expected to work in the seed storage where the seed is cut. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. Cleaning and fixing all bin storage areas and work space areas/buildings. Loading and unloading trucks and trailers, as well as sorting, fixing, making parts for boxes and pallets. Hanging bags and filling master bags for the conveyor belt. Workers will be expected to set up equipment and do general fixing of equipment. Workers will be asked to assist with other farm duties such as planting, painting equipment, shoveling, scraping floors and cleaning workspaces. Workers will be using the necessary tools to perform the job including trim knives, staple guns, power washer, nail guns, hammer, chop saws, hand jacks, welding, torch cutting and skill saw.Must have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Workers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. TERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a five-day trial period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the trial period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the trial period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of 3 months of verifiable agricultural experience working in a agricultural packing operation handling both manual and mechanized tasks associated with production of vegetables. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid pre-employment drug testing required.

Number of Hours Per Week:

49

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Jeffrey & Owen Smith, Inc.

Location:

Mapleton, ME 04757

Worksite

Address:

1407 State Road, Mapleton, ME 04757

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-22230-423729

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

8/24/2022

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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