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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

18

Job Duties:

Workers will perform various activities associated with the growing and harvesting of grass/ sod at a commercial turf grass farm. Work hours are determined by crop and weather conditions. The work day may begin/end earlier or later on any given day and evening, night hours may be required. Workers may be requested to work additional hours, weekends, holidays, and the Sabbath depending on crop conditions and need. These activities will be performed exclusively in an outdoor environment. Workers will aid in soil preparation, will be sodding large areas, sow grass seed, plant sprigs of sod grass, cuts, rolls and stacks sod in accordance with supervisor's instructions. It will be necessary to weed, hoe and propagate. Water, fertilize, spray, monitor, trim, weed, cut, roll & unroll, stack, load, transport, install and discard sod. Operate mowing equipment or drive a tractor pulling a trailer through the field or between fields and perform any other activities associated with growing grass for production on a sod farm. Workers will operate farm trucks (one ton and under), forklifts, and tractors in order to complete various tasks. With the tractors they will drag, disk, till soil, and operate sod specific equipment in the fields. Workers will work with sod planting/seeding equipment, construct and repair pallets for sod, and load and unload empty pallets by hand or with forklift. Prior to seeding fields, and throughout the cultivation and production of sod, they will clean field of rocks, roots, limbs, stumps and trees, along with excessive leaves on edges. Miscellaneous cleaning and debris removal from fields and farm. Workers will be required to use pivot and side roll systems, diesel irrigation pumps. They may also set up and run such irrigation systems, as well as run irrigation lines for long distance use. Cleaning of debris from ditches may be necessary. Fueling of irrigation equipment along with light maintenance. Workers will be responsible for performing general maintenance around the farm. This will include but not limited to mowing, trimming, removing weeds, clearing and maintaining fence lines, and maintaining buildings/ yard in good repair. Workers may be required to operate tractors, bobcats, mowers, field vacs, drags, tillers, rollers. Before any worker is requested to operate any farm equipment, workers will be instructed in the safe operation of the equipment.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. s. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance to be unacceptable. 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. The employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities/employment for a set period determined by the supervisor or termination of employment.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

McCall Sod Farm, Inc.

Location:

Southport, FL 32409

Worksite

Address:

2704 Maulden Rd, Southport, Florida 32409, Southport, FL 32409

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23335-537819

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

12/19/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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