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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

20

Job Duties:

Crops: Grapes, mint, garlic, wheat, fallow grounds, alfalfa, skullcap, echinacea, lemon balm, catnip, & pasture grass. Farm workers will participate in general duties associated with a commercial farming operation including but not limited to planting, growing, harvesting and packing of row crops. Pruning of grapes with use of pruning equipment including: hand shears, hand loppers, and hand saws. The worker must possess ability to bend over for long periods of time. In addition, Farmworkers will comply with all safety, labor, and food safety requirements. Maximize crop by best weeding and harvesting practices; perform work on and off farming machinery/equipment, that seed crops, transplant crops, spray crops, harvest crops and cultivate fields; perform work moving and setting up irrigation pipes and attend all safety meetings. Provide weed control by removing undesired plants by hand pulling, hoeing or cutting them out. Perform irrigation maintenance and general maintenance or repair of installed or pre-installed irrigation parts as required for proper irrigation on crops. Planting hand or machine assisted planting of small plants. Harvesting Garlic row crops according to instructions of supervisor. Exercise care to prevent bruising or breaking of row crop. Hand harvesting garlic that may be clipped with hand pruners placed in buckets and then loaded into larger wooden bins. Workers can also: 1. Operate or maintain equipment used in agricultural production and field preparation such, as tractors, irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers, trucks, and other commonly used equipment in agriculture. 2. Operate tractors to mow, weed spray and move bin/tote trailers in the fields. 3. Load and mix chemicals in addition to operating tractors pulling air blast sprayers. Workers will be trained in the safe use of chemicals. 4. Install, monitor, maintain and repair the irrigation system for a specified field area. 5. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. The employer attests that workers and handlers will receive annual pesticide safety training in accordance with the Worker Protections Standard (WPS) mandated by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

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 opportunity requires 3 months of previous agricultural experience. Worker may be required to lift or load up to 60lbs continually. There are general conditions of employment, general job specifications and individual requirements that are specific to each job duty. This type of work involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning. Drug testing may be conducted post-employment and at the expense of the employer as stated in accordance with Departmental regulations at 20 CFR sec. 6S5.122(b ).

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

AgriLabor, Inc.

Location:

Hermiston, OR 97838

Worksite

Address:

Martin Farms - 73154 Greenberry Rd., Wasco, OR 97065

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25008-602912

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/21/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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