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Farmwoker - Trabajador agricola

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Elmira, MIFull-time / Seasonal$14.45/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$14.45/hr
Location
Elmira, MI
Schedule
Full-time / Seasonal
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The farmworker role involves planting, cultivating, and harvesting potatoes, along with grading produce and performing varied farm, property, and equipment tasks. Workers may operate farm vehicles and equipment after safety training. The schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Saturday, with additional hours potentially offered but not required. Employment runs from December 20, 2026, through March 31, 2027.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Potato HarvestingProduce GradingFarm Equipment OperationLifting Up to 50 PoundsWorking in All Weather

Qualifications

2 Months Agricultural Experience2 Months Hand-Harvesting ExperienceVerifiable ReferencesAvailability for Entire Employment PeriodPost-Hire Drug Test

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

Occupation/Título del puesto: Farmwoker | Trabajador agricola Location / Ubicación: Elmira, Michigan | Dates / Fechas: 12/20/2026 -- 03/31/2027 Positions / Posiciones: 24 | Wage Rate / Salario: $14.45hr. Work Schedule / Horario Laboral: 40 hours per week, Monday through Saturday. Additional hours may be offered but not required. 40 horas por semana, lunes hasta sábado. Horas adicionales pueden estar ofrecidas, pero no serían obligatorias. *Available to applicants throughout Michigan/Disponible para solicitantes en el estado de Michigan Experience / Experiencia: Requires 2 months of verifiable agricultural experience. Se requiere 2 meses de experiencia agrícola. **Job Duties / *Funciones del trabajo: ***The job involves planting, cultivating, and harvesting potatoes. Workers must stand, walk, stoop, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds for long periods in all weather conditions. Duties include selecting potatoes by size, color, shape, and ripeness, performing in-field grading, discarding poor-quality produce, and placing good produce into containers while avoiding damage. Workers may carry containers weighing about 50 pounds and load them into bins or onto trailers. Additional tasks include weeding, removing trees and brush, cleaning and repairing buildings and equipment, lawn care, painting, power washing, digging drainage ditches, loading and unloading trucks, handling irrigation equipment, field cleanup, cutting and stacking firewood, and maintaining fences. Workers must follow all safety rules and use required PPE. They may operate farm vehicles and equipment such as trucks, forklifts, tractors, ATVs, and sprayers after receiving safety training. Daily assignments vary based on farm needs. Applicants must be available for the entire employment period, have 2 months of experience hand-harvesting produce with verifiable references, may undergo a post-hire background check at no cost, and must pass a post-hire drug test provided free of charge. El trabajo consiste en la siembra, el cultivo y la cosecha de papas. Los trabajadores deben permanecer de pie, caminar, agacharse, inclinarse y levantar hasta 50 libras durante largos períodos en cualquier condición climática. Las tareas incluyen seleccionar papas según tamaño, color, forma y madurez, realizar clasificación en el campo, desechar productos de baja calidad y colocar las papas buenas en contenedores evitando dañarlas. Los trabajadores pueden cargar contenedores de aproximadamente 50 libras y vaciarlos en contenedores mayores o cargarlos en remolques. Las tareas adicionales incluyen desmalezar, retirar árboles y arbustos, limpiar y reparar edificios y equipos, cuidado del césped, pintar, lavar con agua a presión, cavar zanjas de drenaje, cargar y descargar camiones, manejar equipos de riego, limpiar campos, cortar y apilar leña y mantener cercas. Los trabajadores deben seguir todas las normas de seguridad y usar el equipo de protección requerido. Pueden operar vehículos y equipos agrícolas como camiones, montacargas, tractores, vehículos ATV y rociadores después de recibir capacitación en seguridad. Las asignaciones diarias varían según las necesidades de la finca. Los solicitantes deben estar disponibles durante todo el período de empleo, tener 2 meses de experiencia en la cosecha manual de productos con referencias verificables, pueden estar sujetos a una verificación de antecedentes después de la contratación sin costo, y deben aprobar una prueba de drogas posterior a la contratación sin cargo. MI-Earned Sick Time Act: In accordance with applicable Michigan state law, Earned Sick Time Act 338, employers are required to provide earned sick time to their em

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