Farm Worker

Reference the below state and job order # when inquiring about this position. Originating state and job order # Michigan - 390273920 REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 8/24/26-12/20/26. Must agree to 40 hr work week. Employer will provide transportation from employer provided living quarters to work site every day. Must read, and agree to, all terms and conditions of employment prior to a referral to the employer. OPENINGS: 135 **SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: **Must have at least 2 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, ability to lift 50 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling, drug screen, criminal background check. **JOB DUTIES: **Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. The farm work position includes duties associated with the planting, cultivation, harvesting of various fruits and vegetables. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 50 pounds for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the crops grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm. The employer intends to you the approximate staggered start dates: 8/24 65 workers 9/10 65 workers Crops Contained in Request: Christmas Trees, Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Tree/Shrubs, Field Stock (Bare Root), Grapes, Soybeans, Pumpkins, Corn, Hay, Asparagus, Apricots, Pears, Saskatoons, Strawberries Peppers, Squash, Tomatoes and Greens. Workers may perform the following job duties on any of the commodities listed above and various points during the duration of the contract. Tree Fruit (Apples, Cherries, Peaches Saskatoon Apricots, Pears, Strawberries Plums) General Info Workers will perform various tasks involved in planting, cultivating, and harvesting fruit, according to supervisor's instructions. Workers may till soil, plant stock, pick up rocks/roots/debris, and do pruning activities using a variety of non-mechanical tools. Workers will also perform irrigation work and assist with deer repellent. Duties may include training of vines and trees, removing blossoms to improve yield and quality, aid in irrigation duties, aid in minor repair of wooden fruit containers and thin and/or harvest fruit. Workers will harvest fruit according to color, size and degree of maturity as specified by supervisor and place into half-bushel baskets taking the extra time, care and effort not to bruise or scar the fruit. Workers may carry full containers weighing approximately 50 lbs. to truck or trailer and stack according to supervisor's specifications. Fruit thinners will thin fruit using hands to remove excess fruit, taking care to walk around entire tree before moving onto next. Workers will be required to stay on their assigned row. Tree Pruning