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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

17

Job Duties:

Farm Laborer: Worker will be required to complete the following activities: general farm and orchard maintenance; weeding; shoveling; hoeing; trunk painting; mowing; hand fertilizing; thinning; pruning; grafting; tying limbs; blossom removal; maintain pre-set grafting; plant fruit trees; install tree screens/grow tubes; install rain covers in orchard; drive and operate vehicles, tractors or other agricultural equipment such as forklifts; spray crops with tractor and spray attachment; routine general repairs and maintenance of farm equipment and tools on farm; conduct farm building repairs; complete harvest preparation tasks such as spreading liners in bins, wash and sanitize harvesting bins or repair harvesting bins; hand harvest to quality standards of apples and cherries; field sorting apples not meeting quality standards; oversee job tasks to ensure quality standards are being met; analyze fruit tree thinning and apple and cherry hand harvest; scan workers ID badge to maintain bin count; laying mylar and drip tube; construct and repair trellis; construct and repair deer fence; install and maintain irrigation systems; drain tile repair; clearing old orchards and tree removal; complete general hand tasks to include picking up garbage around the orchard, removing old string and wire from trellis and orchard blocks, picking up brush and rocks throughout the orchard; conduct various field and farm clean up tasks at end of season.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

Experience Requirement: 2 verifiable months of commercial tree fruit hand harvest experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from recent employers within the past 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience. Job requires worker to complete tasks in general farm labor, orchard maintenance and hand harvest of apples and cherries. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties. Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for and worker agrees to work every day that work is available for entire employment period. Drug screen done at employer's expense and not utilized as a pre-employment tool.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Riveridge Land Co., LLC

Location:

Sparta, MI 49345

Worksite

Address:

9000 Fruit Ridge Ave, Sparta, MI 49345

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25174-121044

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Paid Medical Leave as required by Michigan Law under Earned Sick Time Act 338.

Date Posted:

7/1/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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