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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

15

Job Duties:

Cultivate and harvest lettuce primarily by hand. Cut heads of lettuce using a knife, place lettuce into a basket, and load full basket onto trailer being pulled behind truck/tractor in the field. May assist with field preparation and ride on planter and place plants into pre-dug hole, if needed. Spread plastic or other ground covering as needed. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Mow, cut, thin and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, post-harvest activities and other manual tasks. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. 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. Place product in bins/containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Assist with farm building/field maintenance. Clean/sanitize work areas and equipment. Workers may operate equipment as needed and must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Using the employer's vehicles, licensed drivers may transport workers and may be offered additional hours. Assist with Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. 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. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. 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. TERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a 2 day introductory 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 2 day introductory 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 2 day introductory 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. workers becoming available for the job during the employer's recruitment period. Job abandonment will be deemed to occur after five consecutive workdays of unexcused absences. Workers may not report for work under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on company premises is prohibited and will be cause for immediate termination.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Work outside in inclement weather condition. Walk, bend, stoop, reach, sit, push, pull and perform repetitive movements. Lift, carry and load up to 50 lbs.

Number of Hours Per Week:

55

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Lubbers Brothers Farms Inc.

Location:

Hudsonville, MI 49429

Worksite

Address:

6215 Chicago Dr., Zeeland, MI 49464

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23100-916711

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

4/20/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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