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This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/12827839 Workers will perform various activities associated with the growing and harvesting of grass/ sod at a commercial turf grass farm. Work hours are determined by crop and weather conditions. The work day may begin/end earlier or later on any given day and evening, night hours may be required. Workers may be requested to work additional hours, weekends, holidays, and the Sabbath depending on crop conditions and need. These activities will be performed exclusively in an outdoor environment. Workers will aid in soil preparation, will be sodding large areas, sow grass seed, plant sprigs of sod grass, cuts, rolls and stacks sod in accordance with supervisor\'s instructions. It will be necessary to weed, hoe and propagate. Water, fertilize, spray, monitor, trim, weed, cut, roll & unroll, stack, load, transport, install and discard sod. Operate mowing equipment or drive a tractor pulling a trailer through the field or between fields and perform any other activities associated with growing grass for production on a sod farm. Workers will operate trucks, forklifts, and tractors in order to complete various tasks. With the tractors they will drag, disk, till soil, and operate sod specific equipment in the fields. Workers will work with sod planting/seeding equipment, construct and repair pallets for sod, and load and unload empty pallets by hand or with forklift. Prior to seeding fields, and throughout the cultivation and production of sod, they will clean field of rocks, roots, limbs, stumps and trees, along with excessive leaves on edges. Miscellaneous cleaning and debris removal from fields and farm. Workers will be required to use pivot and side roll systems, diesel irrigation pumps. They may also set up and run such irrigation systems, as well as run irrigation lines for long distance use. Cleaning of debris from ditches may be necessary. Fueling of irrigation equipment along with light maintenance. Workers will be responsible for performing general maintenance around the farm. This will include but not limited to mowing, trimming, removing weeds, clearing and maintaining fence lines, and maintaining buildings/ yard in good repair. Workers may be required to operate tractors, bobcats, mowers, field vacs, drags, tillers, rollers. Before any worker is requested to operate any farm equipment, workers will be instructed in the safe operation of the equipment. Licensed workers may be requested to use/drive trucks in and around the farm in supportive rolls to farming operations and move sod to sites on the farm.

Housing provided only to non-local workers (i.e. permanent residence outside normal commuting distance). Only workers may occupy housing. Employer provides separate sleeping and bathroom facilities for each gender. Employer possesses and controls premises at all times. See Addendum C

The Employer will provide, without charge to workers transportation to and from the worksites for workers residing in employer provided housing in a employer owned Crew Cab Pick-Up Truck with a seating capacity of 6.

See Addendum C

Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-commuting workers, employer pays/reimburses reasonable travel costs (transportation, daily subsistence, and lodging if applicable) from the place worker departed to the employers place of employment.