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Crops/Commodities: Seeds First-line supervision and coordination of
agricultural workers. Under the direction of farm management, assign
tasks and monitor crop production operations. Train workers in
techniques such as planting, cultivating, or harvesting and in use of
safety measures. Train workers in safe equipment operation. Direct or
assist with adjustment or repair of equipment or machinery. Take
directions from managers on work schedules, production requirements, and
conditions of equipment and supplies. Maintain details of personnel
actions. Operate employer\'s electronic time keeping system. First-line
supervisors do not have direct hiring or firing authority, but may be
asked by farm management to give warnings or take disciplinary action
against works for safety or work rule violations. Services to be
performed will consist of assisting in the process of determination &
measurement with quality standards of agricultural seeds. This is an
essential and a required task for labeling and preparing product for
market. The purpose of the process, to measure and meet minimum
germination/vigor standards and document/record, is required to meet
Department of Agriculture seed labeling law. Duties would include the
planting of seeds, planting preparation, counting seeds, soil and
planting material management, movement & placement of trays/ including
carts in & out of a germinator, measurement imaging of germinated seed,
discarding of completed analysis of germinated seed, washing and
cleaning of trays once complete, site cleanup, maintenance, painting
seedling evaluation, sample receiving and sample prep. This work would
be performed at a Bayer owned and operated lab nursery agricultural
facility. Employer will train workers. Training will include but is not
limited to safety training and worker protection training videos.
Training includes general discussion of job duties and policies.
Training will take place at Orientation prior to working. Employees will
be explained and have read to them the Job Order. The employer will
answer any questions the workers may have. Depending on responsibilities
performed, registration certificates and licenses held, workers will be
paid on an hourly, piece rate or salary basis. Regardless of the method
of pay, workers will earn at least the Adverse Effect Wage Rate for all
hours worked, and overtime (if applicable) will be paid for workweeks in
which nonexempt work and more than forty (40) hours are worked. Overtime
will not be paid for workweeks when workers become eligible to perform
only exempt work and are paid on a salary basis for all hours worked.
Front line Supervisor must have a valid Farm Labor Contractor license
with driving authorization. Also, Front Line Supervisors must have a
valid state Farm Labor Contractor card for states that have state Farm
Labor Contractor license requirements.