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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

32

Job Duties:

FARM LABORER: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: plant, transplant, hoe, weed, trim, position, tie, maintain, stake, and other general care of plants; remove weeds; maintain and clean up landscaping of farm, fields, and greenhouses; paint posts, stakes; lay, mend, fix and remove black tunnel plastic and drip tape; organize, clean and sanitize harvest tools, equipment and containers; operate tractors, vehicles, and forklifts and other farm equipment to complete farm tasks on and between employer owned/operated worksites; bale hay and straw; hand harvest to quality standards pumpkins; hardshell squash; pie pumpkins; cabbage; variety pepper; molokhia; and sweet corn; packing/sorting activities to quality standards, including pack, clean, sort, and load/unload produce and stack, repair, and assemble boxes and bins; worker may be required to complete greenhouse activities such as set up greenhouse space as directed by Supervisor, will mix soil for filling flats/pots as directed; participate in irrigation activities such as check and maintain all working components of irrigation system, including: irrigation lines, drip tape, sprinklers, headers, mainlines, valves, and any other irrigation equipment. Worker will be required to perform general maintenance and clean up including removing debris, rocks and other trash on the farm and greenhouses; If worker is eligible to drive under Michigan law, Employer may require worker to drive in Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite and to other locations. Pay will be hourly.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

Job requires worker to complete tasks in General Farm Labor, Hand Harvest and Sorting/Packing of Peppers, Cabbage, Sweet Corn, Hard Shell Squash, Pumpkin, Pie Pumpkin, Molokhia and Potatoes. Experience Requirement: 2 verifiable months commercial vegetable or fruit hand harvest experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 5 years establishing acceptable prior experience. Drug testing done at employers expense and not utilized as preemployment tool.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Horkey Brother Farms

Location:

Dundee, MI 48131

Worksite

Address:

15175 Dixon Rd, Dundee, MI 48131

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25122-934120

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Wage offered is current AEWR.

Date Posted:

5/8/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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