Jo - a - 300 - 25322 - 416022 - Farmworkers And Laborers, Crops, Nursery, Greenhouse

Job Posting

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crops, Nursery, Greenhouse - Certification/License requirements, Driver requirements, Drug screen, Lifting requirement of 75 lbs., Exposure to extreme temperatures, Extensive pushing or pulling, Extensive sitting or walking, Frequent stooping or bending over, Repetitive movements. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties found in SOC Code 45-2092 Farmworkers and Laborers and Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse such as:

• Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops
• Clean, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment
• Operate tractors, tractor drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery (much of which is equipped with GPS) such as grain cart, sprayer, planter, combine, tillage tool to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops such as corn, soybeans, wheat
• Load inputs and drive trucks to transport to employer's fields, load employer's crops and drive trucks to transport to fields and storage facilities such as elevators, bins, silos, piles/bags in close proximity to the farm
• Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping
• Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures
• Mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery
• Attach implements using hand tools

Must speak English. Three (3) months recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 75 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a drug test at no cost to the worker and be subject to the employers drug free and alcohol free workplace policy including testing protocols. Testing positive for an illegal/controlled substance or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.