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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

30

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: Lettuce. Under supervision, workers will perform manual labor to work in hydroponic greenhouse facility to prepare for new crop, perform regular crop maintenance on the old crop, including twisting, clipping, lowering, pruning, de-leafing, pest-scouring, support trussing, middle shoot removal, cleaning, harvesting and maintaining the plants. Preparation and cleaning out of old crops. Workers will set up Rockwool/peat moss, load and unload new plants onto and off of trucks and/or carts. Scout for pests. Clean, sanitize and disinfect containers, materials, supplies or work areas using cleaning solutions and hand tools. Clean and maintain all grounds including gutters, irrigation lines, remove and replace old drippers, scout and maintain botrytis and close beehives. Set up and clean up CMM machines and operate tearout forklifts. The workers will ensure that the plant crop is carried out efficiently and with care in order to produce a quality grown vegetable. Proper use of gloves, hairnets, smocks, shoe covers, hand sanitizers, foot baths and clippers is required. All food safety activities will also fall under the responsibility of this job order both inside and outside the greenhouse to ensure. Other general agricultural labor duties as may be assigned from time to time. Workers will perform tasks associated with packing lettuce. Inspect lettuce, remove segregated lettuce from sorting stations, hand pack. Grade, sort according to company specifications in regard to size, color, appearance and quality to meet specific customer demands. Discard inferior or defective products and/or foreign matter and place only acceptable products in packaging containers for further processing. Place product in containers according to grade. Measure, weigh and count product and materials. Examine and inspect containers, materials and products to ensure that packing specifications are met. Remove completed or defective products, placing them on conveyors or in specified areas, such as allocated bins at loading docks. Place labels on clamshells or packaging containers. Stack packed lettuce, stack boxes on pallets, lift boxes or crates, as required. Load materials and products into package processing equipment. Workers may operate agricultural machinery/equipment essential to packing lettuce, including scales, sorting tables, palletizers and automatic lifts. Forklift operator responsibilities will include delivering pallets of finished product to cold storage, loading/unloading as needed, setting up orders for shipping, record keeping of materials and finished product. Workers will be responsible for cleaning all machinery, electronic equipment and the facility work areas at end of shift. Workers must adhere to all Food Safety Protocol. Perform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the farm and facilities. Repair fences. Install, hook up, maintain, operate, and remove irrigation equipment. Dig trenches and ditches. Remove rubble, debris, and other waste materials. Use and operate and tools, equipment, and instruments safely, with or without direction. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work in high humidity in temperatures which range up to 95 degrees. Work with background noise of up to 70 decibels. Visual and audio sensory are needed regularly. Must be able to hear and see moving equipment for one's own safety as well as to hear announcements (in case of emergency) as well as buzzer indicating lunch and breaks. Requires good manual dexterity. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural experience working in a greenhouse or nursery handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Workers with clean driving record and/or insurable driver's license may be required to drive company vehicles.

Number of Hours Per Week:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Little Leaf PA, LLC

Location:

Shirley, MA 01434

Worksite

Address:

18 Kline Road E, McAdoo, PA 18237

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23356-588177

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

12/27/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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