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This job expired on July 29, 2024

Farm Laborer - Seasonal

  • Date Posted May 30, 2024
  • Location Prior Lake, MN
  • Category Agriculture
  • Job type Summer Job

Company description

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes to causes, organizations and tribes across the region, state and country. The SMSC has donated more than $350 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org. 

Job description

 Primary tasks include harvesting, packing, planting, weeding, mowing, pruning, and mulching. In this low-till farm, mulches and cover crops are used extensively and most tasks are done with hand tools or small mechanized equipment. The farm is focused on meeting the needs of tribal members and the Community’s food institutions. Applicants should expect to work hard and keep up a strong pace in all types of weather. We appreciate motivated people that work well with others, have a strong attention to detail, and enjoy challenging themselves to consistently deliver better results, and faster (but not hectic). The position requires flexibility and occasional overtime.
 

Job Requirements:

Reflects MINIMUM EDUCATION, TRAINING, CERTIFICATION and EXPERIENCE required in order to meet the expectations of this job:

  • Experience working outdoors in strenuous environmental conditions.
  • Ability to use hand tools, including knives, safely and efficiently.
  • Team player with a can-do attitude and attention to detail.
  • Experience with farm machinery is preferred.
  • Experience on farms is preferred.
  • Valid driver’s license required to fulfill job duties.

Compensation

this position is: hourly, $15-20/hr

Application instructions

This job expired on July 29, 2024

Deadline

July 31, 2024