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Farm Workers and Laborers, Crop (2 Full Time Positions)

This is a Temporary Position. Dates of employment are 4/15/2025 to 11/26/2025. To apply: click on "I want to apply" and send resume to hresources@traxfarms.com or call (412) 496-9791. Resumes and/or applications can also be faxed to Gary Ailes at (724) .379-6406. Be sure to reference the job posting number on your resume/application.

Job Duties:  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. 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.

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. 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, 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.

Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker.  Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for cr minal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.

Referrals of individuals will be made through "job holding office" to ascertain employment information. Employer will accept referrals who may apply direct or referred from any other source. Job seekers are to contact the employer Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Answering machine / voice mail if unable to answer phone: ability to return call within two (2) working days. The job seeker will be informed of the terms and conditions of the job by the information contained in the job order. These job orders are entered by geographical/administrative areas within the state. This is done to ensure that local job seekers have equal access to these job opportunities. These offices are referred to as the job holding office. The job holding office will refer all interested applications to the employer with a copy of the job order(s), which contains all pertinent information concerning thejob. The employer agrees to interview all US workers referred by DES for;

1.Availability and commitment to work the entire length of the contract

2.Have transportation to the job site

3.Have been fully apprised of the job information, terms and conditions of the job and the nature of the employment

4.Workers state he/she can physically perform the job requirements

5.Ability to provide documentation to complete the INS Form I-9

Job seeker with copy of job order is to contact the employe.

Answering machine / voice mail if unable to answer phone: ability to return call within two (2) working days.

FICA, state, and federal taxes and/or local tax withholding will not be deducted from those worker's wages that are working under a temporary, unless in accordance with federal, state, local laws or requested by the worker. Deductions from wages which are expressly authorized in writing by the worker may also be made if voluntarily elected by the worker & permitted under applicable state or federal law. Deductions will be made for willful destruction of property, monthly deduction for cable/satellite, and internet that is requested by the workers at the employer provided housing; but no deduction will be made which would bring the employees hourly wage below the Federal Minimum Wage.

Employer assures availability at no cost or public housing which meets full set of applicable standards. Housing will be clean & in compliance with OSHA housing standards. Workers will be responsible for maintaining housing in clean manner. Workers will be charged for destruction of property. Furnished at no cost to workers who are unable to return to their place of residence the same day. In the event that a female worker is hired, the employer will provide separate toilet and shower facilities.

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. Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employers control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Some jobs wil