Farm Worker

Plant, cultivate, harvest, and load potatoes hand or machine. operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery including variations such as: (hipper, disc dual, chisel plow, bush hog and skid steer) to plow, harrow, plant, cultivate, or harvest crops. Operate, repair, and maintain farm vehicles, implements and equipment. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, and knives. Apply fertilizers, transplant, weed, and thin. Cut seed tubers into block pieces. Discard poorly cut seed pieces, such as slivers or slabs. Remove seed pieces ripped or torn by dull knives. Each seed piece should have at least one eye. After the potato plants sprout and come through the ground, picking out larger sized rocks weighing in the range from (1-50lbs) and placing them into a cart pulled by a tractor. Washing the floor and walls of potato storages using a pressure washer and using a forklift with a safety platform to stand on while washing the walls of the storage. Operate a riding lawn mower, doing some yard work through out the summer months around the potato storages. Wash equipment such as tractors, potato planters, trucks, seed cutter, fertilizer carrying trucks, and trailers. Help grade potatoes during the harvest, wash equipment after the harvest is done. Work will continue during wet periods while the fields are too muddy for the harvesting with tractors. Clean and maintain containers, materials, supplies, and work areas. Follow quality control standards. Assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to preform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unquantified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to preform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. 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. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. 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. TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for causes, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Worker Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in being responsible for damage to housing beyond normal wear and tear. Employer may charge worker for reasonable cost of damages to property and/or replacement tools and/or equipment if such damage is found to have been the result of worker's willful misconduct or gross negligence.