Field Worker/cal Van Driver

Job description

Field Workers: Lemons and Avocados.
Planting, pruning. cop maintenance, tractor driving harvesting, clean-up, or any other related agricultural operation.

Heavy labor of picking lemons and avocados, as per color and size requirements.
Climbing 3-point ladder as needed to pick fruit.
Employee will be using proper shears for picking lemons and avocados.
Cutting, not pulling, the lemons/avocados with hand shear.
Putting fruit into bag sack, which is carried on the front of the body, with straps around the shoulder and back for support.
Sack full of fruit can weigh up to 65 lbs.
Sack is then emptied into bin in a manner instructed by supervisor.

This is repeated until bin is full. Employee will need to walk around the tree, under the tree, and inside the tree and from a ladder to pick the appropriate fruit. Employees will be wearing safety protection gloves, and protective sleeves. Employees will be expected to follow the direction and techniques specific to avocado trees from the supervisor. Start times vary depending on the weather (fog or heavy dew). Fruit cannot be picked until it is dry on the outside.

VAN DRIVING:

CAL VAN/VAN DRIVER SPECIFICATIONS:
1. Employee may drive Cal Van (not busses) over the road.
2. Employee picks up workers from different housing sites/pick up points and takes them to an assigned work site and at the end of the workday takes them back to the housing site/pick up point. Employee will also work in the assigned crew
3. In order to drive a Cal Van, Employees must possess valid drivers’ license (state issued) and must be able to pass Class B Physical exam and register as an FLCE driver.
4. Employer will provide 1 CalVan vehicle.
5.
All employees in this position (H-2A as well as corresponding domestic workers), will be given the opportunity to obtain a driver’s license (DL) and register as an FLCE driver on a voluntary basis. The DL and FLCE Certificate are not a pre-hire job requirement. No job applicant will be denied an employment opportunity due to a lack of a DL or FLCE Certificate at the time of application and/or hiring. Further, no worker (H-2A or corresponding domestic worker) will be terminated for failure to obtain a DL or FLCE Certificate.

Special Requirements

See addendum.