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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

185

Job Duties:

Crops: Watermelons, Cantaloupes, Sweet Corn, Pumpkins, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower and Gourds. Workers will perform various duties to plant, cultivate harvest, pack, grade, repack produce grown on the employer's farm. This may include preparing ground/field for planting by removing rocks, sticks, trees, and brush. Workers may also be required to install and move irrigation pipe/systems, Aluminum pipe, and T-tape maintaining system. Workers may be required to operate forklift; various farm implements and farm licensed vehicles. Workers will be weeding, loading trucks, record keeping, using backpack sprayers, operating field sprayer, cutting corn stalks and bundling, trimming trees, piling/burning, bee keeping, perform farm and facility maintenance including mowing grass and performing landscaping duties. Workers must follow their employer's instructions to ensure all sanitation procedures are followed. Workers will be expected to punch and make holes to prepare the black plastic for planting plugs. Workers must be careful not to damage the tender young plugs. Workers will be expected to perform routine maintenance activities including pulling weeds and cleaning drip irrigation equipment. At harvest, workers will be expected to select the melons based on the standard disclosed to the worker by the supervisor. Workers will walk along rows and cut melons according to size, color, shape, and degree of maturity using a knife. May carry to trailer or windrow for loading at a later time. Also, the workers will be expected to grade, sort, and place in shipping containers. After harvest is completed, workers will be required to remove mature melon vines from the plastic as well as preparing the plastic for the next planting cycle, if applicable. May also be required to remove old or damaged plastic and irrigation drip tape along with any other trash, rocks, or debris from the planting areas. Workers will assist in preparation of field areas prior to installation of new plastic and drip tape. Sweet Corn: Workers will plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Workers will be required to remove weeds by hand or with a hoe. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full container weighing approximately fifty (50) lbs. and empty into field bin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Pickers will take care not to bruise or scar produce. Works may also be required to cut corn stalks and bundling. Pre-harvest activities may include staking, tying, training, transplanting, cutting with bundling and pruning. Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plants are wet with dew or rain. Tractor Operation During Field Operations During field operations workers may be required to drive a tractor pulling a wagon through the field or between fields incidental to the job being performed. Workers may also operate various farm licensed vehicles, and farm equipment. Workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the tractor before driving the tractor. Works will also perform maintenance of farm equipment. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops, and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. Sanitation: All workers will be responsible for picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors and other farm sanitation duties. During certain duties, workers may be required to work in teams to accomplish a certain task. When engage in teamwork activities workers must coordinate with other members of the team to accomplish the task

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Must have 3 months verifiable experience working with row crops. Employer reserves the right to conduct employer-paid random drug testing in accordance with state law. Any employee who declines to take or fails a drug test will be immediately terminated.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Wabash Valley Growers LLC - July Farmworker

Location:

Vincennes, IN 47591

Worksite

Address:

S McCrary Rd, Vincennes, IN 47591

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24155-064616

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

6/5/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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