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Vermont Department of Labor Farmworkers & Laborers & Agricultural Equipment Operator in Cabot, Vermont
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All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform the work described in this job description and must be available for the entire period of employment specified in box 3 & 4, page 1. Workers may perform any combination of tasks related to the planting and sheering of Christmas trees; planting, cultivating, and processing of fruit and vegetable crops; preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying, irrigating, mowing, harvesting, grading, and packing. Workers may drive, operate, adjust and maintain farm machines. Workers will operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer\'s fields); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank, or laundry facilities on an as-needed basis. Those that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid drivers license, no worker will be rejected for not having a driver\'s license. Workers may use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, and hoe. Workers must be able to work in various extreme weather conditions from damp, cold spring and fall days to hot, humid summer days. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis. Employer will furnish to workers without cost all tools and equipment required to perform duties assigned. Workers may require to work 8 hours shift between the hours of 7:00am - 7:00pm from Monday through Friday. Worker should be available to work on Saturday. Beginning and ending times will vary depending on the crop conditions. Workers must be able to take direction in simple English.