Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop

Job description

Avocados: Heavy labor picking avocados as per color and size requirements. Climbing 3-point ladder as needed to pick fruit. Worker will be using proper shears for picking avocados. Workers will be cutting, not pulling the avocados with hand shear. Putting fruit into 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 80 lbs. Sack is emptied into bin in a manner as instructed by the supervisor. This is repeated until bin is full. Worker will need to walk around the tree, under the tree, within tree branches, and from a ladder to pick the designated fruit. Workers will wear safety protection, including hard hats, gloves, sleeves, knee pads, and protection, all of which will be provided at no charge to the worker. Workers will prune trees using both hands, pruning shears, and loppers. Workers will be expected to follow the directions and techniques specific to avocado trees mandated by the supervisor. Strawberries: Fresh Market Harvest: Workers will move down assigned rows picking all ripe berries, grading berries while harvesting, taking care to sort and pack containers by size, shape, color, quality, and quantity as directed. Each worker must pick the plants clean of all ripe fruit, sort, and pack all good berries into specified containers, within the box, according to very high-quality standards as set forth in the Company's food safety policy and standard operating procedures. Bad berries will be packed or disposed of as determined by the supervisor. Each worker shall handle berries carefully to avoid bruising. Bruising will weaken the berry. Each harvesting worker is expected to move with the crew from row to row and maintain the efficiently level. Upon completion of assigned row, the worker will move to the next vacant row to be picked. Harvester may receive disciplinary notice if quality continues to be an issue When picking for "fresh market," the employee will use a one-wheel cart that is two feet long and weighs 2 pounds. A cardboard tray with empty baskets is placed on the cart. The cart and tray are carried to the row to be picked and placed on the ground between each row. As the strawberries are picked, the employee will push the cart and tray along the row until the tray is packed as required. When the tray is full, the employee will carry the tray to the harvesting trailer for inspection and palletization. . Any containers that are over or under packed, or consist of poor-quality fruit, will be returned to the worker for repacking. Each full tray and picking cart can weigh from 10 to 12 pounds. Each harvester will fill from 60 to 100 fresh "market" trays per day. Fresh market harvest begins in January and ends in May. Process (for Cannery) Harvest: Difference between FRESH and PROCESS harvest is the type of tray used, weight per tray and total trays harvested per day. Tray is plastic and filled with strawberries to be used for jams, preserves, and jellies. Each tray and pick cart will weigh 20 pounds when full. Harvesters can pick 40 to 50 "freezer" trays per day. Process season begins in May and ends in July. Strawberry harvest requires constant movement, repetitive bending and stooping, and lifting various weights throughout the workday. Cultural: Runner Cutting/Trimming: Worker will walk down assigned row as instructed and cut/trim runners, leaves and blooms as directed from each strawberry plant

The employer abides by California Wage Order 14. The employer abides by the seventh (7) day of rest rules. Unpaid lunch breaks are 30 minutes with two (2) paid 10-minute breaks a day.

Special Requirements

See Addendum C.