Potato Harvest General Labor in Hancock, WI

Core Responsibilities:

• Harvest Graders will by removing foreign material, vines, and rotten or damaged potatoes from a stream of product on a moving conveyor
• Tubers will be setting large corrugated ventilation tubes as we fill our potato storage bins.
• Truck Unloaders and Spotters help guide and unload potato bulk trucks with products from the fields onto conveyors at the storage bins.
• Skid Steer Operators & other general laborers help remove waste products, set up and move conveyors and equipment and maintain cleanliness and order at the line.
• Q/A technicians take samples of product, label them for our quality lab, and prepare them for transport throughout the day.
• For all positions, to report to work as scheduled, on-time and prepared, physically and mentally able to carry out the responsibilities of your Seasonal Harvest Team position.
• To be able to competently perform all instructions as given by the supervisor. This includes all loading, unloading and harvest line operations.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Have the ability to Multi-task.
• Must be detail oriented & goal driven.

Preferred Experience:

• While no prior experience is required, you must be 18 years old to apply.
• For Graders, attention to detail is very important, as you will be sorting potatoes as they are unloaded into storage bins, removing any foreign debris from them.
• Proven reliability is very important to this position.
• For Tubers, Q/A Technicians and other General Laborers, the ability to lift 25# periodically will be needed.

Work Schedule:

• The Seasonal Harvest Teams work schedule is highly dependent on the time of year and weather conditions. Employees will be expected to work as needed, which will require a great deal of flexibility as to the hours per day/week and the times worked. 60+ hour weeks are not uncommon.
• This is a seasonal, temporary position.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires the ability to visually separate potato product from other types of foreign material.
• Requires the ability to work on-site and in multiple locations and settings.
• Requires the ability to clearly understand basic verbal communication from others.
• This Job requires the ability to stand long hours.

With Heartland Farms, Inc., you will work as part of a high performing agricultural organization where team members collaborate to get the job done and challenge the status quo to find a better way. We highly value hard work, achievement, and reliability, and reward people accordingly.