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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

3

Job Duties:

GENERAL FARM LABOR 1. GENERAL MAINTENANCE: Workers will conduct various farm maintenance and field clean up tasks such as raking brush, picking up rocks and roots, and mowing grass, on farm as directed. Worker will repair, clean and sanitize harvest buckets, bags, bins, and equipment as instructed. 2. FARM EQUIPMENT CARE: Worker will be responsible for general repairs and maintenance of farm equipment and irrigation on the farm. Worker will repair farm equipment using shop tools such as a torch, power saw, air impact, and wrench. 3. GREENHOUSE AND HIGH TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION: Worker will be required to use hand tools, such as hammers, screwdrivers, saws, wrenches, levels, drills, and impacts, for the construction of metal-framed greenhouses and high tunnels. Worker will lay out metal hoops as directed. Worker will stand hoop upright and place into ground at a depth using a post driver or sledge hammer. Worker will be required to work on step ladders up to eight feet in height. Worker will assist in installing metal framing and bracing of the structures. Worker will install and/or remove plastic coverings. Workers may be asked at times to jointly lift up to 120 pounds of plastic from truck. Worker may assist in the installation of fans, louvers, and other electrical components as assigned by supervisor. 4. BUILDING/REPAIRING ANIMAL BARRIER FENCING: Worker will dig and clean out holes to set wooden fencing posts, either by hand or using tractor mounted post-hole digger, to the required depth. Worker will set posts in hole and level as another worker fills and tamps around post until hole is full and post is solid. Worker will unroll fencing material and attach to posts with nails, screws or wire as needed and as directed by supervisor with provided tools. Worker may install electric fence posts and electric wire, and other animal scare devices or animal barriers. Worker may also have to install metal fence posts using a 20-pound hand-driver to pound posts in to ground. Worker may be required to lift up to 60 pounds of fencing material individually or up to 120 pounds jointly. 5. TRACTOR/FORKLIFT DRIVING: Some workers will be required to drive tractor to/from work sites with different attachments that assist with planting, harvesting, maintaining, cleaning, cultivating, transporting or transplanting. Worker will be required to operate a forklift to load, unload and move product. Employer will provide additional training for these tasks. 6. VEHICLE DRIVING: If worker is eligible to drive under Ohio law and provides proof of no infractions from official source, Employer may require worker to drive Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite and to locations within 60 miles, as directed. Employees may also utilize all-terrain vehicles on worksites as needed. Pay will be hourly.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

Job requires worker to complete tasks in General Farm Labor and Hand Harvest of Apples, Nectarines, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Tomatoes, Asparagus, Squash, Peppers, Pumpkins, and Cucumbers. Experience Requirement: 2 verifiable months commercial tree fruit and/or vegetable hand harvest experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience. Drug Testing not utilized as preemployment tool.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Hirsch Fruit Farm Inc

Location:

Chillicothe, OH 45601

Worksite

Address:

12846 St. Rt. 772, Chillicothe, OH 45601

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23055-802732

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$1.25 per bushel of apples and pears. Approximate hourly rate equivalent is $17.50.

Date Posted:

3/3/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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