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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

27

Job Duties:

Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Not all workers are requested to drive; drivers will be required to possess a valid operators license. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a class D license. Manually seed, plant, transplant, cultivate, & harvest herbs & vegetables including but not limited to: lettuce, carrots, onions, corn, leeks, squash, cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, parsley, beets, radishes, cilantro, dill, kale, collard greens, including foraging for wild produce. Use hand tools, such as trowels. shovels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, knives & post drivers. Duties include field preparations by tilling soil, applying fertilizers, mulching, plastic application & removal, transplanting, weeding, thinning, and pruning of crops on the field and/or in the greenhouse. Operation of tractors, tractor-drawn equipment & self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow & fertilize or to plant, cultivate, spray or harvest crops. Repair & maintain, including cleaning & sanitizing, of farm vehicles, farm equipment, and mechanical equipment used in harvesting, sorting, packing, washing, & storage of produce. Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings and maintenance of field drainage and irrigation systems. Set up & operate irrigation equipment and participate in irrigation activities. Harvest vegetables by hand and machine. Clean, grade, wash, & pack produce grown on the farm. Inform owners and farm managers of crop progress. Work requires standing, sitting, kneeling and lifting up to 75 lbs. on a consistent basis throughout the day. Minimum Productivity Requirements 6 boxes per hours for carrots, beets, radishes & cilantro; when paid hourly wage rate. While working in the field cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Due to health & safety concerns on our farm workers must understand basic instruction in English. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in his order.

Job Classification:

45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Minimum Productivity Requirements 6 boxes per hours for bunched carrots, beets, radishes & cilantro; when paid hourly wage rate. The employer will not guarantee to pay the workers a bonus but reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to offer a bonus or to pay an hourly wage rate in excess of the highest applicable rate stated above based on longevity of tenure or exceptional job performance. The employer reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to temporarily raise the above listed piece rate due to crop conditions. In the tasks where there is no prevailing practice to pay a piece rate, the employer, at his sole discretion, may opt to pay per hour to ensure a good quality product.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

MORGIEWICZ PRODUCE INC

Location:

GOSHEN, NY 10924

Worksite

Address:

20 MORGIEWICZ LANE, GOSHEN, NY 10924

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25009-607776

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Piece rate - $1.65/box Per 1 Bu. Box, 30 bunches. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent for this piece rate is $19.80/hr based on the worker making 12 boxes per hour on average. Guaranteed $18.83/hr.

Date Posted:

1/15/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$1.65

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