Field Worker

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.

Work Schedule

The normal work week is 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday (40 hours per week). Workers may be requested to work on Saturdays, depending on the conditions of the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. Overtime may be requested. However, Employer does not require overtime or work on Sundays and Federal Holidays. The Employer abides by California Wage Order 14. (i.e., Agricultural employees are generally entitled to time and one-half pay for the first eight hours worked on the seventh consecutive day of work and double-time pay for all work performed in excess of eight hours on the seventh consecutive day of work). The employer will abide by the seventh (7) day of rest rules.

The workday start times may vary from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and the workday end time is 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (depending on the start time). Workers are notified of any change in the start time. An unpaid lunch break of 30 minutes and two paid 10-minute work breaks are provided. On workdays of less than 5 hours, no lunch break will be provided. Workers must refrain from performing any work during scheduled rest breaks and for the full period of the scheduled lunch break. Workers will be assigned a specific work schedule at the sole discretion of the employer. Work schedule assignments may be changed at the sole discretion of the employer.

Employees will begin work at staggered times.

The work described in this Clearance Order is regular, full-time work requiring all workers to be available for work on a daily basis. This is not "day work". Tardiness and/or unexcused absences will not be tolerated and will result in disciplinary action as set forth in the employer’s employment policies.

All workers not occupying employer-provided housing must provide the employer with contact information before the worker commences employment. This contact information will be used to notify the worker not to report to work due to inclement weather or when work is not available, to notify the worker of any change in the worker’s daily work schedule, or for any other reason.

Employees may experience a temporary reduction in work and/or a temporary work stoppage due to the natural agricultural cycle.

TRAINING: Training will be provided for 5 days from each worker’s initial date of employment. Workers will be allowed 5 days from the initial date of employment to reach the production standards of the activity.

Special Requirements

See Addendum.