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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

74

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Detasseling seed corn, remove rogue plants, weeds and volunteer corn plants from seed corn production fields in INDIANA and ILLINOIS. Detassel Corn – Must be able to walk miles per day while pulling all tassels from plants within the designated female rows, including tassels on tiller/sucker plants. Tassels will be pulled as they emerge and before shedding pollen. Clean-up Detasseling -Workers will be required to cleanup all tassels or part tassels that remain from plants after detasseling machines have covered the designated female rows. Workers may also be required to husk, sort during harvest. Workers will perform seed corn receiving, silage, sorting, and dryer load out duties as it pertains to harvest seed corn crop and kernels. Rogueing - Workers will remove all rogues or off-type plants from within and between seed cornrows. Workers will be working in the packing house, on the farm, sorting corn. The workers will be required to grade, pack, make boxes, clean, perform sanitation procedures, stack, operate palletizer equipment, operate hand jack, and dump bins, strap, repack, and applying stickers. Each worker will pull the corn that has not passed inspection off the line with their hands and toss the corn into the specified location to ensure the corn reaches the discharge storage area. Workers are required to have good visual skills and hand coordination.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

The employer may conduct criminal background checks on all new applicants for employment. Workers must have 3 months experience with detasseling corn. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Cell phone can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and communicated with supervisor when needed. Duties may vary from time to time. Must be able to work with minimum supervision. Must be able to work outdoors in direct sunlight and weather conditions will be hot and humid, rain and be exposed to pollen the entire day while performing their required job duties. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach and lift. Lifting requirement is 5-60 lbs. All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to the worker. If the employee is unable or unfit to perform the duties listed after a 14-day trial period, the employee will receive

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

A SOTO SOUTHERN AG INC. 2

Location:

IMMOKALEE, FL 34142

Telephone Number:

+12396343487

Worksite

Address:

10458 SR 28, WILLIAMSPORT, IN 47991

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23104-935989

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

"N/A"

Date Posted:

4/25/2023

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