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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Farmworkers/equipment Operator

Southwind Orchards

Dakota, MN

$18.50 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+16129900948
Email address to Apply:
sworchards.hiring@gmail.com

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
8
Job Duties:
Workers will cut away dead and excess branches from fruit trees using handsaws, pruning hooks, and shears. May apply healing compound to pruning wounds. May cut down and fertilize trees. Workers will use tractors to remove limbs and brush from pruning sites. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Worker will operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and specialty apple harvesting machinery. Workers must have a minimum of 3 months of verifiable work experience driving 75 hp. tractors or larger and operating tractor drawn orchard harvesting equipment/machinery. Worker will occasionally plant trees, prune trees and harvest apples as well as perform other regular orchard duties.
Job Classification:
45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
3
Special Requirements:
Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. These hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.
Number of Hours Per Week:
40
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
Southwind Orchards
Location:
Edina, MN 55435

Worksite

Address:
45440 County Rd. 12, Dakota, MN 55925

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-24345-529666
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
A worker can earn bonuses and/or wage increases based on performance and length of service with the employer, this benefit is at the sole discretion of the employer. Hours worked over 48 in one work week, are paid at one and a half times the regular rate.
Date Posted:
12/16/2024
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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