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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

22

Job Duties:

Worker(s) will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of turf grass. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period will be related to general farm work, irrigation, and crop production. Worker(s) will apply specific horticultural techniques as instructed by the employer when carrying out the following responsibilities: Prepare fields/plant/spray/weed and irrigate plants/shrubs/trees. Sow seed and plant cuttings. Recognize disease and/or nutrient/moisture requirements by plant texture/development or soil condition. Observe general condition of plants and apply the appropriate care. Maintain and repair structures/grounds. Repair pallets. Sow grass seed and plant plugs of sod and cut/roll/stack/load and unload sod. Mow/tend sod/turf grass. Harvest turf grass sod. Trap/poison pests. Make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on equipment Connect pipes; check alignment of pipe and adjust for proper water distribution. Attach lines to water supply; turn on pump. Turn valves to start flow of water. Disassemble lines and carry pipes across fields at specified intervals. Move pipes through freshly irrigated crops and/or plowed fields where mud may be deep at times. Lift and carry pipe sections weighing approximately 40 pounds on a sustained basis. Wheel lines: Start gasoline engines and operate controls to move lines across fields at specified intervals. Other Irrigation Duties: Remove pipes/wheel lines from storage and lay out/place in predetermined patterns in fields. Lubricate, adjust, repair and replace parts such as sprinkler heads and drive chains using hand tools. Observe revolving sprinklers and adjust to ensure proper operation and uniform distribution of water. Disassemble, service and store pipes/mainlines/wheel lines after irrigation season. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when irrigating, the worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, move an average of at least 48 40-foot sections of 3-inch pipe or 44 40-foot sections of 4-inch pipe per hour under normal working conditions. Workers will travel to Las Vegas to prepare the fields for the Raiders for 3 days in November and August.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Overtime will be paid when applicable under law

Number of Hours Per Week:

50

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

Evergreen Turf

Company Name:

Evergreen Turf, Inc.

Location:

Chandler , AZ 85286

Worksite

Address:

11407 E Germann Rd, Chandler , AZ 85286

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24033-690528

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

2/29/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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