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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

10

Job Duties:

operate farm equipment: Workers will operate farm equipment from one farm location to the next being extremely careful. workers will operate farm tractors disking, cultivating and planting the corn, bean, tobacco, sweet potato seed for that year's crop to be harvested. workers will operate farm trucks with water, plants fertilizer and other farms needs to maintain the farm equipment. Workers are required to be able to lift 75 pounds above their shoulders to load materials onto farm trucks and equipment that will be used during the prep, transplanting and harvesting season. A driver license is required to qualify for this job order. Hand harvest sweet potato: sweet potato harvest workers will walk along row that has been previously plowed. Workers will stoop, bend and kneel to pick up sweet potatoes using hands and fingers to dig out unexposed potatoes. Workers may grade in the field separating #1 's and #2's into separated 5/8 field hampers. Canners, when harvested, will be placed into a separate bin. Damaged or diseased potatoes will not be harvested. Worker will be required to stay on assigned row. Full hampers weighing up 35 lbs. will be carried to truck row to be loaded onto truck or trailer. Workers may be required to ride mechanical harvester. Workers may be required to perform other duties as required by the employer. Hand harvesting sweet potatoes will be paid on a piece rate. Flu cured Tobacco: Harvest workers will move into a row of mature tobacco plants. The tobacco plant may be from 4 to 6 feet tall and spaced about 20 inches apart in each row. Rows can be up to a quarter mile. Starting at the bottom of the plant, the worker will bend over at the waist and pick the bottom two or three leaves from each plant. Staying bent over, the worker will move down the row of mature tobacco repeating the above process. (The bottom leaves may be as low as two inches from the ground.) The worker will place the picked leaves under his arm. Once the worker has gathered an armload of leaves, he will carry it to a field sled. The leaves must be laid neatly onto the field sled. The worker then will return to the row and repeat the process. All workers must be able to distinguish ripe tobacco by observing the color of the leaves. Care must be exercised to prevent breaking of the plants. Workers must be able to move quickly along the rows and move in unison with the field sleds. General Farm Work: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. 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 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 75 lbs. in field. Must not hinder another worker's 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. 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 driver's 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. Requires one-month verifiable prior farmworker experience in the crop activities listed.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

we are requiring a Class B Drivers license

Number of Hours Per Week:

42

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

JOSE HILARIO GUTIERREZ

Company Name:

JOSE HILARIO GUTIERREZ

Location:

clinton , NC 28328

Telephone Number:

+19103858869

Worksite

Address:

90 Ham Produce rd, snow hill, NC 28580

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-22294-543350

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

.65 cents per 5/8 bushel bucket

Date Posted:

11/15/2022

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