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Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties found in SOC Code
45-2092 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse such as:
Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and
post-harvest treatment of crops; Repair and maintain farm vehicles,
implements, and mechanical equipment; Set up, repair, maintain, and
operate center pivot irrigation equipment; Operate tractors,
tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery (much of which is
equipped with GPS) such as grain cart, tillage tool to plow, harrow and
fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops such as
corn, wheat; Load inputs and drive trucks to transport to employers
fields, load employers 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 such as mowing; Attend to live farm animals including
cattle; Maintain inventory; Repair farm buildings, fences, and other
structures; Mix materials, dump solutions or seeds into planter or
sprayer machinery; Attach implements using hand tools.
Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen
facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration,
space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils,
appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their
own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold
water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week
to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.
Living & laundry facilities available. Housing will be clean and in
compliance with OSHA Housing Standards at 29 CFR 1910.142 when occupied.
Workers will be responsible for maintaining housing in a neat, clean
manner. Housing and utilities are provided at no cost to workers who are
unable to return to their place of residence the same day. Workers
eligible for and offered employer-provided housing may choose not to
occupy the employer provided housing. Workers eligible for employer
provided housing may elect to obtain their own housing at workers
expense. Workers eligible for employer-provided housing who elect to
decline the employer provided housing and instead obtain their own
housing may withdraw such election at any time during the period of
employment, and upon doing so will be provided housing by the employer
as set forth in the Clearance Order or as amended and approved by DOL.
The Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever for housing arranged by
workers on their own. The employer will not provide a housing allowance
or assistance to workers eligible for employer-provided housing who
elect to obtain their own housing.
The employer shall provide transportation between housing and worksite
and for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services) in the form
of pickup, car, van, self propelled farm machine (ex. tractor, combine,
sprayer, harvester, truck), or other common means controlled/operated by
the employer between the place where the employer has provided housing
to the actual work site and return at the end of the workday. Given the
nature of farming operations, the employers vehicles, number of
vehicles, and seating capacities in use change regularly, but in
general, will always be 1 or more and will consist of vehicles such as
pickups, cars, vans, or farm machinery. Pickups, cars, and vans seat up
to 6 individuals, trucks seat up to 3 individuals, and farm machinery
seats no more than 2 individuals. If the employer\'s total number of
workers exceeds the total capacity of its vehicles, workers will be
driven between the housing and worksite and for personal errands in
staggered groups.