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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

5

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: Farm Work: crop families of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, pumpkins, spinach, onion, legumes, grasses, parsley, cabbage, cauliflower, turnips, broccoli, herbs, seeds, and fruits. Plant, cultivate, harvest, pack and load vegetables, cooking herbs, seeds and fruits by hand or machine. Crop families include tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash, pumpkins, spinach, onion, legumes, grasses, parsley, cabbage, cauliflower, turnips, broccoli and as a minor activity, cooking herbs, seeds and fruits. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, knives and weed eaters. Manually transplant, weed and thin crops. Till and hoe soil and apply mulch. Perform manual shovel work. Harvest vegetables, herbs and fruit. Clean, pack and load harvested products. Construct trellises and repair fences and farm buildings. Participate in irrigation activities, including setting up and operating irrigation equipment and clearing and maintaining irrigation ditches. Apply natural and organic insecticides. Apply fertilizers to crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Identify plants, pests and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. Record information about crops such as yields. As a minor activity, operate, maintain and repair farm vehicles, implements and mechanical equipment including tractor drawn machinery and self propelled machinery. Assist with the care, feeding and slaughtering of chickens and turkeys. Record feed usage and egg yields. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

Two months of verifiable farm work experience required. Remove and destroy insects by hand throughout the field due to organic status. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, stooping, pushing, pulling, walking and lifting, carrying and loading up to 50 lbs. Work in inclement weather conditions.

Number of Hours Per Week:

54

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

White Gate Farm, LLC

Location:

East Lyme, CT 06333

Worksite

Address:

83 Upper Pattagansett Road, East Lyme, CT 06333

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25057-725605

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

3/7/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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