farmworker/laborer

Worker will plant, cultivate, and harvest tobacco by hand. Worker will plant tobacco plugs using tobacco transplanter machine. Chops weeds between plants using hand tools such as hoes and shovels. Worker will top and sucker tobacco to remove tobacco flowers. Harvest workers may move along rows and break off ripe leaves of tobacco, place on trailer, and move in unison with the field vehicle. Workers are required to work in fields when tobacco leaves are wet with dew or rain. Workers may assist in removing tobacco from barn. Other crops may include sweet potatoes, corn, and soybeans. Worker must have 1 month experience in general farm work. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. May operate a tractor. No smoking permitted due to disease control in tobacco.