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

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Job overview

The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity seeks 130 farmworkers to plant, cultivate, and harvest fruits and vegetables. Work includes manual field preparation, pruning, irrigation, and may involve operating farm equipment or transporting coworkers when properly licensed. The job is outdoors in varied weather and may require prolonged standing, walking, bending, kneeling, and lifting up to 50 pounds. Work is scheduled generally 40 hours per week, Monday through Saturday.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Fruit Tree PruningManual FieldworkHand Tool UseTractor OperationFarm Equipment OperationLifting Up to 50 Pounds

Qualifications

2 Months Pruning Experience

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

Need (130) Farmworkers for the planting, cultivation, and harvesting of various fruits and vegetables. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 50 pounds for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. Crops Contained in Request: Christmas Trees, Apples, Cherries, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Potato, Tree/Shrubs, Field Stock (Bare Root), Grapes, Soybeans, Pumpkins, Corn, Hay, Asparagus, Apricots, Pears, Saskatoons, Strawberries Peppers, Squash, Tomatoes and Greens. Workers may till soil, plant stock, pick up rocks/roots/debris, do pruning activities, training of vines and trees, and irrigation work using a variety of non-mechanical tools. Field work: perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Workers may be required to operate tractors and other farm equipment during field operations as an incidental activity in the production of crops. Properly licensed workers may be required to transport fellow employees. The work will occur in Missaukee, Wexford, Osceola County, Manistee, Oceana, Benzie, Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Charlevoix, Isabella, Mason, Antrim, Mecosta, Ogemaw, Kalkaska Michigan. Se necesita (130) Trabajador necesario para la siembra, el cultivo y la cosecha de diversas frutas y verduras. Este trabajo puede requerir estar de pie, caminar, agacharse, inclinarse y levantar hasta 50 libras durante largos periodos de tiempo al aire libre en todas las condiciones climáticas. Cultivos incluidos en la solicitud: Árboles de Navidad, Manzanas, Cerezas, Duraznos, Peras, Ciruelas, Árboles/Arbustos, Plantas de campo (con raíz desnuda), Uvas, Soya, Calabazas, Maíz, Heno, Espárragos, Albaricoques, Peras, Saskatoons, Fresas, Pimientos, Potato, Calabacines, Tomates y Verduras de hoja. Los trabajadores pueden labrar la tierra, plantar, recoger piedras/raíces/desechos, realizar actividades de poda, entrenar enredaderas y árboles, y trabajar en riego usando una variedad de herramientas no mecánicas. Trabajo de campo: realizar zanjas, palear, cavar con azada, cargar, preparar el terreno y otras tareas manuales. Se requiere agacharse, inclinarse y arrodillarse. Usar herramientas de mano como, pero no limitado a, azadas, palas, tijeras, podadoras, cortarramas y sierras. Los trabajadores pueden necesitar operar tractores y otro equipo agrícola durante las labores de campo como una actividad incidental en la producción de cultivos. Los trabajadores con la licencia adecuada pueden necesitar transportar a otros compañeros de trabajo. Trabajo ocurrirá en el Condado de Missaukee, Wexford, Osceola, Manistee, Oceana, Benzie, Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Charlevoix, Isabella, Mason, Antrim, Mecosta, Ogemaw, Kalkaska Michigan. Period of employment/periodo de empleo: 08/24/2026 -- 12/20/2026. Work schedule is generally 40 hours per week, Monday through Saturday. Additional hours may be offered but not required. El horario laboral es generalmente 40 horas por semana, lunes a sabado. 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. Applicants must have at least 2 months' verifiable experience pruning fruit bearing trees. Applic

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