farmworkers

Crops/Commodities:

Orchard work: pecans and pecan trees.

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):

Perform manual labor to plant pecan trees, cultivate, graft, harvest, and grade pecans by hand and machine. Clean, pack, load, and transport, via tractor and wagons, harvested products. Operate farm vehicles, tractors, forklifts, ATVs, and other agricultural equipment. Realizar manutenção contínua do pomar, incluindo poda e desbaste em escadas e elevadores. Use ferramentas manuais, como pás, espátulas, enxadas, tampers, ganchos de poda, tesouras de poda, acessórios para tubos, chaves de tubos, tesouras, machados de picareta e carrinhos de mão. Podar árvores usando ferramentas manuais, motosserras ou equipamentos hidráulicos. Plantio de solo; transplante, ervas daninhas, culturas finas e de poda. Trabalhar na planta de limpeza de pecãs no local, incluindo conectar/desconectar vagões de pecãs colhidas a secadores, descarregar pecãs colhidas de vagões para o poço do elevador, mover pecãs limpas da planta de limpeza para o armazenamento adjacente via empilhadeira, trabalhar na mesa de colheita para limpar pecãs, incluindo a remoção de sujeira, paus, pedras e lixo. Repare cercas e edifícios agrícolas. Reparar e manter veículos agrícolas e equipamentos agrícolas. Clean farm vehicles and equipment by hand, pressure washer, or steam cleaner. Remove sticks from orchard by hand or machine. Apply fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. Remove unwanted weeds by hand in orchard or elsewhere. Maintain irrigation system including repairing leaks, cleaning and/or replacing drip or micro jet emitters, flushing water lines. Install irrigation systems under supervisor direction. Workers are also responsible for sanitation duties including cleaning sweeping and mopping floors. Drive vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Job opportunity is Skill Level I. All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker.

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 a paid lunch break.

TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work 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 serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage ; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.