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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

19

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: apples and vegetables including, but not limited to, soybeans, wheat and corn. Rock/Roots/Stick/Brush Pick-Up and Removal: Worker will pick up hand rocks, roots, sticks, brush from ground and place on trailers, in loader buckets or piles. The use of pointed shovel, ax, loppers or pry bar may be necessary for help with pick up. Pay will be hourly. Worker will be required to walk, bend, kneel, stoop and lift for long periods of time. Hoeing: Worker will walk down rows of planted crops using a garden hoe to remove weeds from growing around and within the plants. Care must be exercised as to not dig up or harm the adjacent vegetable plants. Pay will be hourly. Worker must be able to walk, bend, kneel, stoop and stand for long periods of time and work at a steady and efficient pace. General Farm Labor: Some of the work required from the worker to be performed that is incidental to farming crops listed in this application may be described as performing hand cultivation duties, planting crops, transplanting (may include riding on a transplant machine), cutting spears and sorting, weeding or hoeing crops, cleaning, repairing seed beds and racks, setting up and moving irrigation pipes and equipment. Tasks the worker must be able to perform include: assist in pest controls; install culverts for field drainage; remove and reinstall sprinklers, remove debris, boxes, and discarded plants from fields to keep clean growing areas; general ranch maintenance; basic irrigation maintenance; clean and maintenance equipment and tools, assist in equipment cleaning, assist in applications by hand or tractor of fertilizers and or/pesticides; frost control of sprinklers, frost blanket coverings, or hoop coverings. May be necessary to assist in the use of farm equipment such as tractors, trucks and harvest machinery, etc. Hand Laborer: For all tasks, worker must be able to: stand on feet for approximately 12 hours; bend, twist, stoop, and or perform other repetitive motions; walk up and down approximately 15 steps using a handrail; lift up to 25 lbs. (up to 50 lbs. for sanitation tasks); adhere to and follow all Food Safety Guidelines. Assemble boxes in an efficient, organized and logical manner as needed by production. Fold flat sheets of plastic corrugate or carboard into boxes. Stack boxes in organized manner. Sustain sufficient amount of assembled boxes to keep up with production as directed by supervisor. Maintain a clean work area by picking up, sweeping and discarding the small plastic and carboard pieces that fall from the boxes. Build boxes in a timely and organized fashion to maintain a steady supply. Retrieve empty boxes from dispensing chute by hand, place in large tote, walk with wheeled tote to each table to supply needed boxes. Box size will be directed by supervisor. Maintain a steady supply of product, grade by size and quality. Sort apples into cartons according to diameter, size and color. Weigh each carton and stack on pallet. Place bags from turn table into cases. Verify pallet tags. Efficiently secure finished product pallet with tape, corner boards, plastic banding, stretch wrap etc. Safely and responsibly operate electrical pallet jack and forklift. Wash and sanitize all equipment, walls, floors, drains, forklifts and other items as directed by supervisor and according to Good Manufacturing Standards. Prepare facility for next day production. Disassemble, wash, clean, and sanitize all equipment, stands and tables. Wash with wipes all of the bagging line scales, take pans off to clean underneath. Wash and sanitize walls, floors, drains, lugs, bins, sanitation cleaning equipment (brooms, scoops, squeegies) and housekeeping equipment. Wash and sanitize forklift forks and tires, pallet jack forks, blue powder boot trays. Operate walk-behind-floor scrubber using highly concentrated chemicals.

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 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. Employer-paid pre-employment and post-hire drug testing required. Criminal background check required.

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Overlook Harvesting Michigan, LLC - MI - Applewood

Location:

Winter Haven, FL 33884

Worksite

Address:

2998 Rodesiler Hwy., Deerfield, MI 49238

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24339-517128

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Apple Harvest, per box/bin. In apple harvest, Overlook adjust our piece pay's daily, depending on variety, size of fruit and quality expected, and overall size of crop which is direct result of Weather conditions. $15/box, is the LOWEST we would ever pay

Date Posted:

12/9/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$15.00

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