Research and Development Manager jobs in Michigan

Farm Workers

Do you enjoy getting down and dirty and working with your hands? If you answered yes, then a career as a farmworker might be right up your alley because this is one profession where no two days will be alike. You may be expected to harvest vegetables one day and repair fences the next. Anyone who considers him or herself to be a jack of all trades and loves learning new skills should absolutely apply. If there is a skill you are unfamiliar with, you do not have to worry because you will work directly with the head farmer and receive comprehensive on-site training.

Job Summary:

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.

Responsibilities:

• ∙ Record information about crops, such as pest and disease management use, yields, or costs.
• ∙ Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.
• ∙ Dig and plant seeds, or transplant seedlings by hand.
• ∙ Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.
• ∙ Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of soil amendments or foliar.
• ∙ Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress.
• ∙ Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.
• ∙ Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
• ∙ Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.
• ∙ Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.
• ∙ Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
• ∙ Apply organic pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops using farm managers recommendations.
• ∙ Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting.

Qualifications:

• ∙ Ability to lift 50lbs
• ∙ Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
• ∙ 3 months of verifiable experience in vegetable hand harvest and/or fruit hand harvest
• ∙ Ability to meet strict deadlines
• ∙ Job references from recent employers within the last 5 years of acceptable prior experience

Work Location:

Detroit, MI

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Expected hours: 5 – 35 per week

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: In person