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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

9

Job Duties:

FARM LABORER: Worker will be required to perform a variety of tasks under supervision in orchard and nursery operation. Worker will be required to complete the following activities: general farm, orchard and nursery maintenance; weeding; shoveling; hoeing; mowing; thinning; pruning; grafting; tie trees; planting and transplanting fruit trees; trunk painting; hand fertilizing; install tree screens/grow tubes; lay mylar in orchard; drive and operate vehicles, tractors or other agricultural equipment such as forklifts; routine general repairs and maintenance of farm equipment and tools on farm; conduct farm building repairs; construct and maintain trellis; construct and maintain deer fencing; install and maintain irrigation systems and drain tile; pack employer’s produce into various containers; clean and sanitize packing line equipment and building while abiding by all safety and food security policies; complete harvest preparation tasks such as spreading liners in bins, wash and sanitize harvesting bins, repair harvesting bins or place bins in orchard; hand harvest apples, peaches, raspberries, Christmas trees and nursery stock to quality standards; spray crops with tractor and spray attachment. Worker will care for and maintain various evergreens by preparing fields/soil for planting; trim trees, shear, stake, straighten or complete cone removal; spread compost and wood chips around nursery; sort Christmas Trees by size and grade; apply colorant to trees; use mechanical tree baler; harvest bough material; hand plant seedlings; ready nursery stock for digging; harvest tree seedlings and transplants by hand; sort, grade, count and package seedlings into crates to prepare for shipping. Worker will complete general hand tasks to include picking up garbage around the orchard/nursery; removing old trees/shrubs, string and wire from trellis and orchard blocks; picking up sticks, rocks and brush throughout the farm; conduct various field and farm clean up tasks at the end of the season.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

Experience Requirement: 2 verifiable months of commercial agriculture experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from recent employers within the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience. Drug testing may be required if worker is involved in workplace injury resulting in damage to property or injury to others. Worker agrees to testing as a condition of employment. Testing done at employers expense and not utilized as a pre-employment tool. Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for and worker agrees to work every day that work is available for entire employment period. Worker must be able to perform job description duties in safe manner consistent with established safety procedures.

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Allegan County Ag Association, LLC

Location:

Fennville, MI 49408

Worksite

Address:

902 26th Street, Allegan, MI 49010

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24026-668760

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

per 18-bushel bin harvested (Strip Pick). Estimated Hourly Rate: $18.50. Piece rates are minimum and may change during season or hourly rates may be offered.

Date Posted:

2/13/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$18.00

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