General Farm Worker

Truly Green Farms and Cedarline Greenhouses • Chatham, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Truly Green Farms is a 90-acre tomato greenhouse seeking energetic, reliable full-time employees to join our team.

Requirements

• Bondable
• Ability to work independently
• Fast-paced environment
• Repetitive tasks
• Work under pressure
• Handling heavy loads
• Tight deadlines
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Attention to detail
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Walking
• Weight handling up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Flexibility
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Quick learner

Nice To Haves

• Experience with tomatoes

Responsibilities

• Divide fresh harvested produce into marketable lots and non-marketable lots
• Grade vegetables and fruits into different grades according to the size, shape, colour and volume to fetch high price in market.
• Greenhouse cleaning
• Hand harvesting vegetables
• Pack fruits and vegetables
• Plant, cultivate and irrigate crops
• Remove manually all suckers and water sprouts
• Sort fruits and vegetables
• Harvest crops
• Operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment
• Detect disease and health problems in crops, livestock and poultry
• Examine product for quality and its readiness for the market

Benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• On-site housing options
• Team building opportunities
• Transportation provided by employer
• Parking available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed