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Crops/Commodities:\
Potatoes.\
This job requires a minimum of three months of prior experience working
on a vegetable crop farm handling both manual and machine tasks
associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Applicants
must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing
relevant prior work experience.
Workers will engage in cultivating and sorting/packing potatoes. Tasks
include weeding potato fields during harvest either by hand or with a
hoe. Workers will sort potatoes, standing beside a moving conveyor belt
and removing the damaged potatoes and foreign materials from the good
potatoes by hand. Workers will keep the line in clean working condition
by shoveling dirt and other debris from under/around conveyor
belts/apparatus. Workers will clean and sanitize bins.
Workers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as
but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and
possessing or able to obtain an insurable driver\'s license may drive
company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses may transport other
workers to and from employer-provided housing directly to worksites each
day and may transport workers around farms during the workday, may
transport crops, supplies, tools and/or equipment/supplies between
employer\'s farm locations, on private or public roads. Workers do not
deliver to customers. Workers may drive multi-purpose vehicles that have
a capacity of less than 13 tons, require a standard driver\'s license to
operate, and may be used on or off farm by the workers (e.g., drive to
the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion). Workers are not
required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of another
worker or groups of workers on a regular schedule at other housing
locations or centralized pick-up points.
Work is to be done for long periods of time. Workers will assist in
loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 75 pounds and
lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should
be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of
time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking.
Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc.
may affect workers\' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to
wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in
fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required
to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field
operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required
with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required.
Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable
suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work.
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the
entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to
furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work
experience.
Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the
stated daily hours and/or on a worker\'s Sabbath or federal holidays.
Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily
or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature,
crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any
change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
The employer will offer 3 shifts per 24 hours with an unpaid lunch break
Monday through Sunday:\
(Shift 1) 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.\
(Shift 2) 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.\
(Shift 3) 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.\
Each worker will be assigned to a shift.\
TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates
workers\' performance of required tasks and compl ance with Work Rules
and other employer policies.
This job requires a minimum of three months of prior experience working
on a vegetable crop farm handling both manual and machine tasks
associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Applicants
must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing
relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to
lift/carry 75 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon
reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work.
Must be willing to work 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift hours.