AES – Farmworker- Field Crew Position Available In Nodaway, Missouri

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Company:
Unclassified
Salary:
JobFull-timeOnsite

Job Description

$17.79
Per Hour
DOE (Depends on Experience)
Position range in Missouri $15.81

  • $20.99 Per hour AES
  • Farmworker
  • Field Crew
    (Suppressed)
Occupation:

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Location:

Skidmore, MO

  • 64487
    Positions available: 7
    Job #: 13788625
Posted:

12/9/2024

Updated:

12/9/2024

Expires:

7/1/2025
Web Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Seasonal, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window.
Work Onsite
Full Time Experience
3 Month(s) Schedule
Full Time Job Type
Seasonal Duration
Permanent Employment Hours
40 Hours Per Week Shift
Day Shift
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7 workers needed from 2/15/2025

  • 11/15/2025.
Crops/Commodities:

Peonies

  • bare root.

Perform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the outdoor production of horticultural products. Plant, cultivate, harvest, and maintain flowers, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using hand tools or mechanized equipment (rakes, shovels, hoes, tractors, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes). Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners’ by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Prepare flowers for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Hand dig with shovel or spade. Perform general plant maintenance. Irrigate and apply fertilizer or other chemicals. Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Shear with proper taper and bud cut angle for quality. Tie/position plants by tying or wrapping as necessary. Count, inventory, and grade flowers. Pack, label, tag, pull, sort, and store plants by variety. Clean/maintain work area. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform roguing, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, spraying, watering, moving debris and weeds to burning pile , harvesting and planting of root stock, 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. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Repair fences. Workers may assist with general honeybee care/maintenance. Workers will make and replace plant labels, pick orders and assist with shipping. Workers may also assist with making mendelian crosses and hybridizing peonies (which is controlled breeding for new peony cultivars). Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Outdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. This job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural field work experience working on a farm, nursery or landscaping operation handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing required. Employer guarantees to offer employment for a minimum of 3/4 of the workdays of the total specified period beginning with the workers first day, free housing provided to workers recruited from beyond the commuting area, transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided or paid by the employer upon completion of 50% of the work contract or earlier. Help for Employer Information. Opens a new window.

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