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NORTH SHORE FARM LLC Farm/Irrigation/Livestock Worker in SOMERS, Montana
Temporary full-time position from 5/1/2024 to 11/17/2024. Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of diverse vegetables, chickens, and strawberries. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production. Duties related to general farm work may include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; drive/load/unload farm trucks; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm grounds; prepare fields, seed beds, containers, plastic growing beds, etc.; hand plant trees, vines, and/or plants in fields, orchards, and/or containers; sow seed and plant cuttings; graft scions to stock; mix planting soil; propagate plants; walk behind equipment to ensure plant placement (unclog planter if necessary); plant transplants with machine or by hand; observe general condition and inspect crops/plants/trees for nutrient/moisture requirements and/or signs of disease/insect manifestations/worms/rot and apply appropriate care; remove dead plants and replace with seeds or live plants; use mechanized or hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning tools, shears, knives, saws, ladders, etc.; mix/spray/apply chemicals such as herbicides, fungicides, pesticides, fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, and other plant related treatments (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable) by hand or machine; haul/spread soil, composted material, or products to condition land; fill growing tanks with water; dig/rake and screen soil and fill cold frames/hot beds; lift items such as rolls of plastic, bundles of wire, and rolls of drip tape overhead; read/interpret meters used to regulate/control environmental conditions; maintain/repair hydroponic/environmental control systems; build/install/maintain trellises; remove strings/wire from trellises or other structures; clear property, cut down trees, clear and burn roots and brush; identify, trap, poison pests; start fans that circulate air or light smudge pots or torches to prevent frost damage; identify and remove product that is misshapen, damaged, or inferior; In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Employment Service (ES) as a no-fee labor exchange that is as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) nor the State Workforce Agencies (SWA) are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the ES constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party.