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Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Farmworker/Laborer- Trabajador Agricola in Falmouth, Michigan
One hundred and sixty farmworkers and Laborers needed to work planting, cultivating, and harvesting of various fruits and vegetables. Crops employee will work with include (Annuals, Perennials, Tree/Shrubs, Field Stock (Bare Root), Corn, Soybeans, Hay, various Berries, Pumpkins, Squash, Onions, Potatoes, Asparagus, Garlic, Tomatoes, Peppers, Peaches, Apples, Cherries, Apricots, Pears, Plums, Grapes, Cucumbers, Lettuce, Christmas Trees). Additional duties include but aren't limited to general farm maintenance, farm cleaning, field cleaning, tree pruning, cutting Christmas trees, loading, and unloading trees, tagging, pruning vines/trees and orchard maintenance. Properly licensed workers may be required to drive farm equipment such as tractors. Work will occur in Lenawee, Manistee, Osceola, Missaukee, Isabella, Wexford, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Emmet, Kalkaska, Cheboygan and Oceana, counties, Michigan.
Se necesitan 160 trabajadores agrícolas y jornaleros para trabajar en la plantación, cultivo y cosecha de diversas frutas y verduras. Los cultivos con los que trabajará el empleado incluyen (anuales, plantas perennes, árboles/arbustos, sembradío, (raíz), maíz, soja, heno, varias bayas, calabazas, calabacín, cebollas, papas, espárragos, ajos, tomates, pimientos, duraznos, manzanas, cerezas, albaricoques, peras, ciruelas, uvas, pepinos, lechugas, árboles de navidad. Las tareas adicionales incluyen, entre otras, mantenimiento general de la granja, limpieza de la granja, limpieza del campo, poda de árboles, corte de árboles de Navidad, carga y descarga de árboles, etiquetado, poda de enredaderas/árboles y mantenimiento de huertos. Es posible que se requiera que los trabajadores con licencia adecuada conduzcan equipos agrícolas, como tractores. El trabajo se realizará en los condados de Lenawee, Manistee, Osceola, Missaukee, Isabella, Wexford, Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Benzie, Emmet, Kalkaska, Cheboygan y Oceana, Michigan.
Period of employment/periodo de empleo: 03/11/2024 -12/21/2024.
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 hasta sábado. Horas adicionales pueden estar ofrecidas, pero no serían obligatorias.
Workers will be paid a minimum of $18.50 per hour, with the opportunity to earn more through piece rate work.
Los trabajadores ganarán un mínimo de $18.50 por hora, con la oportunidad de ganar más por el pago por contrato.
Must be able to lift up to 75 pounds.
Es necesario poder levantar hasta 75 libras.
Person seeking employment as a farm laborer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer, possess 3 months experience hand harvesting fruits and vegetables with verifiable sources, may be subject to a post hire background check at no expense of their own and pass a post-hire free of charge drug test.
Person seeking employment as a farm laborer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer, possess 3 months experience hand harvesting fruits and vegetables with verifiable sources, may be subject to a post hire background check at no expense of their own and pass a post-hire free of charge drug test.
Employer provides housing at no cost to workers who are not reasonably able to return same day to their residence. Separate sleeping rooms and bathroom facilities are designated for male and female workers. Family housing is not available.
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 separados para trabajadores masculinos y femeninos. No se provee viviendas para familiares de los trabajadores.
Workers hired from beyond normal commuting distance will be reimbursed for inbound transportation costs. Upon comple