at Overlook Harvesting in Waterman, Illinois, United States
Job Description
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DESCARGO DE RESPONSABILIDAD: ESTA PUBLICACIÓN DE TRABAJO ESTÁ DESTINADA SOLO PARA TRABAJADORES ESTADOUNIDENSES LEGALMENTE AUTORIZADOS PARA TRABAJAR EN LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS. NO PATROCINAMOS VISAS NI CONSIDERAMOS SOLICITUDES DE CANDIDATOS FUERA DE LOS EE. UU.
Crop: Seeds.
First-line supervision and coordination of agricultural workers.
The below listed duties will take place on the farm.
Under the direction of farm management, assign tasks and monitor crop production operations. Train workers in techniques such
as planting, cultivating, or harvesting and in use of safety measures. Train workers in safe equipment operation. Direct or assist
with adjustment or repair of
equipment or machinery. Take directions from managers on work schedules, production requirements, and conditions of
equipment and supplies. Maintain details of personnel actions. Operate employer's electronic time keeping system. First-line
supervisors do not have direct hiring or firing authority, but may be asked by farm management to give warnings or take
disciplinary action against works for safety or work rule violations. Services to be performed will consist of assisting in the process
of determination & measurement with quality standards of agricultural seeds. This is an essential and a required task for labeling
and preparing product for market. The purpose of the process, to measure and meet minimum germination/vigor standards and
document/record, is required to meet Department of Agriculture seed labeling law. Duties would include the planting of seeds,
planting preparation, counting seeds, soil and planting material management, movement & placement of trays/ including carts in
& out of a germinator, measurement imaging of germinated seed, discarding of completed analysis of germinated seed, washing
and cleaning of trays once complete, site cleanup, maintenance, painting seedling evaluation, sample receiving and sample prep.
This work would be performed at a Bayer owned and operated lab nursery agricultural facility, on the farm. Workers may be
asked to use/handle a forklift.
