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West Virginia Employer Seasonal Farm Laborer in Morgantown, West Virginia
3 temporary full-time farm work positions from March 24, 2024 to December 20, 2024 Work is in Morgantown, WV. Rate of pay $15.14/hour. This job requires a minimum of 3 months experience working on a vegetable farm. Workers must be able to efficiently perform and complete manual and mechanized tasks. These include planting, weeding, harvesting, of over 30 vegetable crops. Workers will assist in all aspects of vegetable production and farm maintenance including but not limited to: seeding by hand and with a push seeder, transplanting by hand, applying soil amendments, pounding stakes and trellising and tying plants, hoeing and hand-weeding to remove weeds and thin plants, picking/cutting/pulling crops for harvest, installing/removing irrigation systems and water lines, digging fence post holes and installing fencing, and applying organic pesticides and fertilizer amendments. Workers will prepare and maintain fields including performing ditching, shoveling, hauling, rock removal, hoeing, and other manual tasks. Workers will help with post-harvest operations including proper bunching of crops, washing, sanitization, and packing, being careful of plants and adhering to farm food safety procedures. Workers will also mow and weed-eat brush to maintain the farm. Workers must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Employer will instruct workers in the safety and operation of equipment before use. Workers must operate equipment in a manner that protects operator, visitors, other workers, products, crops and equipment. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive standing and squatting. Supervisors will provide instructions and directions to workers. No forms of tobacco use will be allowed during work hours. Workers must be able to work for at least 5 hours without tobacco consumption. Tobacco is only allowed in designated areas during non-work hours. Workers will be provided with 3 meals per day by the farm and for this will be charged no more than the allowable deduction from their wages of $15.46/day. Workers will be provided 3 meals a day by farm owners in the farm house kitchen. Breakfast will be provided between the hours of 6-7am, lunch will be provided between 12 noon-1pm, and dinner will be provided between 6pm-7pm daily. A small refrigerator and storage compartment will also be available to workers in their living quarters for their convenience. Workers will be provided a ride to the grocery store and nearby mall on the weekends routinely, and during weekdays if necessary. Housing will be provided at no charge to workers (both H2A and corresponding employment) who cannot reasonably return to their homes at the end of the day.