general farm worker Needed in Canada | $15.20 an hour

Farm workers pick strawberries at Lewis Taylor Farms, which is co-owned by William L. Brim and Edward Walker who have large scale cotton, peanut, vegetable and greenhouse operations in Fort Valley, GA, on May 7, 2019. Mr. Brim talks about the immigration and disaster relief challenges following Hurricane Michael. USDA helped this farm with the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) for structural damage cleanup. He also mentions the importance of having Secretary Sonny Perdue, a person with an agricultural background, come visit and listen to 75 producers six months ago, in southern Georgia. nnnThe farm’s operation includes bell peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, squash, strawberries, tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon and a variety of specialty peppers on 6,500 acres; and cotton and peanuts on 1,000 acres. Near the greenhouses is a circular crop of long-leaf pines seedlings under a pivot irrigation system equipped with micro sprinklers. Long-leaf pines are an indigenous tree in the Southeast. Growers are working to increase the number of this slower growing hearty hardwood tree in this region. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung. nnnnFSA https://www.fsa.usda.gov/indexnnECP https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/emergency-conservation/indexnn


Job requirements

  •  Salary$$15.20HOUR hourly for 40 to 50 hours per week

Languages

English

Education

No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

No experience

Specific Skills
Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops; Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment; Harvest crops; Fertilize and spray crops
Other Languages
Spanish; Castilian
Type of Farm Operations
Fruit and vegetable combination farming
Work Site Environment
Outdoors; Dusty
Transportation/Travel Information
Vehicle supplied by employer
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods; Walking; Bending, crouching, kneeling; Overtime required
Other benefits
Transportation provided by employer

 




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