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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

4

Job Duties:

Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Cultivate and hand-harvest seasonal fruits and vegetables, and mixed annual flowers. Duties may include cleaning, packing, loading and unloading harvested fruits and vegetables, unloading farm supplies, and potting, moving, loading and unloading mixed annual flowers. May work in greenhouse. May construct trellises, stake plants, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities including digging ditches for drainage or to run water lines. Field grade, sort, or classify fruit and vegetables by size, weight, color, or condition. Load, unload and stack baled hay. Workers will move along rows of previously baled hay and straw, bending, stooping and lifting 60 to 75 lb. bales. Load and stack onto a truck or trailer in field. Unload and restack for storage. Feed hay to livestock. Spread manure by hand. Check and repair fencing. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Wash and sanitize picking containers and picking knives. Cut grass with lawnmowers and trimmers around barns, pond, grass waterways, fields, under fences and farm roadside edges. May fertilize and spray with backpack sprayers. Prune blackberry plants and peach trees according to supervisor’s instructions. May operate and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles or equipment. Though not a hiring requirement, 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. Prolonged walking standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. 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. Requires three months verifiable prior farm worker experience in the crop activities listed. Workers plant, cultivate, and hand-harvest fruits and vegetables. Workers may be required to remove weeds from plants using either a hoe, or by hand. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full container weighing approximately 60 lbs. and empty into field bin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Workers must take care not to bruise or scar produce. Perform pre-harvest field activities such as laying plastic, planting, pruning, staking, hammering, tying, stuffing suckers, fixing stakes, covering and uncovering crops, irrigation and weeding. Perform post-harvest field activities such as pulling plastic, loading plastic into compactor, stake puller, cutting string and field clean up. Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plants are wet with dew or rain. Temperatures is fields during working hours can range from below 40 degrees F to over 100 degrees F.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Prolonged walking standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. 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 workers 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. Requires three months verifiable prior farm worker exp

Number of Hours Per Week:

50

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Shlagel Farms LLC

Location:

Waldorf, MD 20601

Worksite

Address:

12850 Shlagel Rd, Waldorf, MD 20601

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23006-686189

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/26/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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