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This is a Temporary Position. Dates of employment are from 04/15/2024 to 11/23/2024. To apply: click on "START APPLICATION" and fax your resume to ATTN: Kathy Jury at 724-379-6406. Be sure to reference the job order number on your resume. All applications are reviewed and only those that match the job specifications are forwarded to the employer for consideration.

Planting, Cultivating, & Harvesting Vegetables/Fruits: Duties to include, but not limited to: Attach farm implements such as plow, disc. Perform variety of other duties such as lubricating and repairing farm machinery. May plan and schedule plowing, cultivating and harvesting operations. Plant, cultivate, harvest, & pack vegetables (boxes, buckets & crates). Lay plastic, setting plants, weeding (w/ hoe & by hand), driving stakes, grading / sorting and activities associated with vegetable production. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop. All tasks involve hand labor.

Nursery: Duties to include, but not limited to: Perform any combination of the following duties concerned with preparing soil and growth media, cultivating and otherwise participating in horticulture activities. Hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, etc to condition land. Dig, rake and screen soil and fill cold frame and hot beds to prepare them for planting. Plant, spray, weed and water plants, shrubs and trees. Ties, bunches, wraps and pack flowers, plants and shrubs to fill orders. Load trucks for marketing. Work on potting line transplanting seedlings into selling containers and place in growing area. Assist with delivery of product to customer. Maintenance on farm equipment required in operation. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop.

Fruit Trees: Pruning and harvesting fruit (apple/peach) trees; Worker may perform any combination of the following duties concerned with preparing soil and growth media, cultivating and otherwise participating in horticultural activities under close supervision on acreage, in nursery or in environmentally controlled structure such as greenhouse and shed; Hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition land; digs, rakes and screens soil, and fills cold frames and hot bed to prepare them for planting; fills growing tanks with water; plants, sprays, weeds and waters plants, shrubs and trees. May plant trees and plants in containers. May tie, bunch, wrap and pack plants and trees. May move containerized trees using wheelbarrow, digs up trees and wrap their roots with burlap. May fold and staple corrugated forms to make boxes used for packing horticultural products. All equipment is provided, e.g. ladders, pruners, etc.

Alternative Work: General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, dropping sticks in field, maintenance of tool & equipment & other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing, clearing, and painting of fence/barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above.

General Conditions: A normal work week is Monday through Friday from 08:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m and Saturday 07:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. However, workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on the conditions in the fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required to do so. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available.

Job Requirements: Criminal background check, drug screen, exposure to extreme temperatures an repetitive movements.  

To apply:  email hresources@traxfarms.com