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Farm Worker/ Trabajador Agricola

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Edmore, MIFull-time / Temporary$13.78/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$13.78/hr
Location
Edmore, MI
Schedule
Full-time / Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Farm workers cultivate, sort, and pack potatoes in Montcalm County, Michigan. Work includes weeding fields, removing damaged potatoes, maintaining farm buildings and fields, repairing fences, sorting potatoes beside a conveyor, cleaning bins, loading trucks, and operating mechanized farm equipment. The employment period is August 18, 2026, through June 18, 2027, with a generally 48-hour workweek. Workers must have two months of verifiable experience and be able to lift up to 60 pounds.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Potato CultivationPotato SortingFarm Equipment OperationLifting Up to 60 Pounds

Qualifications

Two Months Verifiable ExperienceRecent Employer References

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

Farm workers needed to cultivate, sort and packing potatoes. Tasks include weeding potato fields during harvest either by hand or with a hoe, removal of damage potatoes, mow cut, weed fields, farm buildings/field maintenance, and repair fences. 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 clean and sanitize bins and assist in loading trucks with the product. Operate mechanized/power equipment includes but is not limited to tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, field/mobile forklifts, power shears, chain saws, skid loaders and other equipment. The work will be done in Montcalm County, MI. Se necesitan trabajadores de agrícolas para cultivar, ordenar y empacar patatas. El trabajo incluye deshierbar los campos de papa durante la cosecha, ya sea a mano o con una azada, retirar papas dañadas, cortar el césped, desyerbar campos, mantenimiento de edificios agrícolas/campos y reparación de cercas. Los trabajadores clasificarán las patatas, de pie junto a una cinta transportadora en movimiento y retirarán a mano las patatas dañadas y los materiales extraños de las patatas buenas. Los trabajadores limpiarán y desinfectarán los contenedores y ayudarán a cargar los camiones con el producto. Funcionar equipos mecanizados/eléctricos incluye, pero no se limita a tractores, sembradoras, pulverizadores, cultivadores, montacargas de campo/móviles, cizallas eléctricas, sierras de cadena, cargadores deslizantes y otras herramientas de maquinaria. El trabajo se realizará en el condado de Montcalm, Michigan Period of employment/periodo de empleo: 08/18/2026 - 06/18/2027. Work schedule is generally 48 hours per week, Monday through Saturday. Additional hours may be offered but not required. El horario laboral es generalmente 48 horas por semana, lunes hasta sábado. Horas adicionales pueden estar ofrecidas, pero no serían obligatorias. Workers will be paid a minimum of $13.78 per hour. In accordance with applicable Michigan state law, Earned Sick Time Act 338, employers are required to provide earned sick time to their employees. The amount of paid sick leave provided may vary depending on the size of the business. Los trabajadores ganarán un mínimo de $13.78 por hora. De acuerdo con la ley estatal de Michigan aplicable, la Ley de Tiempo por Enfermedad Ganado de 338, los empleadores están obligados a proporcionar tiempo por enfermedad ganado a sus empleados. La cantidad de licencia por enfermedad pagada proporcionada puede variar dependiendo del tamaño del negocio. Must be able to lift up to 60 pounds. Es necesario poder levantar hasta 60 libras. Drug testing will be performed post-hire and upon accident, incident, or suspicion and will be performed at the expense of the employer. Las pruebas de drogas se realizarán después de la contratación y en caso de accidente, incidente o sospecha y se realizarán a expensas del empleador. Requires two months of verifiable experience. Applicants must furnish job references form recent employers establishing acceptable prior experience. Se requiere dos meses de experiencia verificable. Solicitantes deben de proveer referencias de trabajo de empleadores estableciendo experiencia previa aceptable. The employer provides housing at no cost to workers who are not reasonably able to return the same day to their residence. Separate sleeping rooms and bathroom facilities are designated for male and female workers. Family housing is not provided by the employer. H-2A workers who use employer-provided housing at no cost will be offered a wage rate of at least $13.73 per hour, consistent with Michigan's state minimum wage. El empleador provee vivienda sin cobrar a los trabajadores que no puedan razonablemente regresar en el mismo día a sus residencias. Se designan dormitorios e instalaciones de baño

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