General farm labor
Employer: Townsend Farms Inc.
Location: Grants Pass, OR
Workers needed: 15
Pay: $17.65/hour
Season: Jan 8, 2027 – Sep 10, 2027
Experience: 1 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
This job requires a worker to: Perform general field labor across our field in order to plant, maintain, and
preserve the plant product in order to produce the most abundant and quality crop. Job duties may vary with
regard to the amount of time spent on certain duties.
Duties:
Assist in general duties, such as pruning, applying pesticides and herbicides, and fertilizing crops; hoeing, planting,
caning, maintenance of fields, and assisting when needed to harvest and inspect crops by hand.
Repair or disassemble farm posts, fences, etc.
Load/Unload products into trucks.
Operate self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, and fertilize the soil, or to plant, cultivate, and spray crops.
Assist when and if needed to set up and operate irrigation equipment.
Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungi, and weeds
Move shrubs, plants, and trees with wheelbarrows
Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.
Assist in any other areas where you might be needed for agricultural operations.
Workers may be expected to ride upon machine berry harvesters in order to provide a visual inspection of the
berries harvested thereon.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will furnish cooking facilities, utilities, and utensils at no cost to employees occupying employer-provided
housing. Employees will purchase their own food and prepare their own meals. As a convenience to workers who
are living in employer-provided housing and may not have private vehicles, it is currently the employer's policy to schedule one weekly trip to a local market without charge to the worker.
Transport: See Addendum C
Experience wanted: 1 months
General Job Specifications:
*Must possess a minimum of 30 days of verifiable experience in farm labor.
*Must be able to perform all duties within this job description in what can be considered a safe manner, adhering to all established safety guidelines, practices, and procedures.
*Must wear all required and assigned personal protective equipment at all times when required to do so. The worker must wear appropriate seasonal clothing and footwear.
*Training: There will be a demonstration period of 6 days to familiarize workers with the job specifications and to demonstrate proper work techniques, safety methods, and/or specific job requirements.
*The job offered requires that the worker be available for work every day that work is available for the full period of employment. The worker agrees to be available for work and perform the assigned work for the assigned employer whenever work is available through the full period of employment.
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