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Workers are needed for farm activities involved in planting, growing, harvesting, cleaning, trimming and packing horseradish. Three months experience is required in all aspects in the care of production, packing and planting of horseradish. Workers must be able to work as a group and keep pace with harvesting equipment, separate dirt and farm material while harvesting, keep up with product flow in the packing shed while the horseradish is trimmed, graded, packed, and planting stock is selected and sorted. Work in the fields can range from windy, dry, dusty or cloddy conditions to cold, wet and muddy conditions. Soils are cloddy when dry or extremely soft when wet and difficult to maneuver in. At least three months experience is needed in working in , on, or around harvesting, planting equipment and packing lines; identification of defective or damaged horseradish planting stock; conducting weed management during growing season; and lifting and suckering of newly established horseradish plants. Worker must be able to lift bins, containers, sacks, and pallets weighing 70 pounds or more routinely during the work day. Some job assignments require long periods of bending and stooping. Steady and reliable attendance is a must as each aspect of the job requires employees to work as a team to maintain product flow, quality and consistency. The owner or supervisor will make daily individual work, crew assignments and location of work as the needs of the operation dictate. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties on any given day and different tasks on different days and occasionally these tasks could include driving farm tractors or other farm equipment to help harvest, plant or pack horseradish for Kruckeberg Ops LLC.