Field Workers: Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery

Job description

H-2A and corresponding domestic workers must be available to perform each of the following job activities in connection with the harvesting and farming operations:

Field Workers: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse /Vineyard Work to perform the following duties:
•Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
•Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.
•Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
•Water plants, seed sorting.
•Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers.
•Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
•Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities.
•Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.
•Sow grass seed, or plant plugs of grass.
•Regulate greenhouse conditions, and indoor and outdoor irrigation systems.
•Cut, roll, and stack sod.
•Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.
•Maintain and repair irrigation and climate control systems.
•Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.
•Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.
•Trap and destroy pests, such as moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides.
•Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors.
•Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, and trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders.
•Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels.
•Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.
•Plant, spray, weed, fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools.
•Forklift Driver
•Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.
•Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery.
•Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.
•Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery.
•Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment.
•Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools.
•Load hoppers, containers, or conveyors to feed machines with products, using forklifts, transfer augers, suction gates, shovels, or pitchforks.
•Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops.
•Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals.
•Guide products on conveyors to regulate flow through machines, and to discard diseased or rotten products.
•Position boxes or attach bags at discharge ends of machinery to catch products, removing and closing full containers.
•Irrigate soil, using portable pipes or ditch systems, and maintain ditches or pipes and pumps.

Nursery Work:

Loading/Unloading Bins: Under the direction of the supervisor, employee receives the order and identifies the lot, employee then loads and stacks the trays into the bin by standing and bending repeatedly. Each tray weighs between 5-6 pounds. This process repeats until the order is complete. Unloading and palletizing or lifting bins, cartons, RPCs and totes of product/crop by forklift or by hand.

Special Requirements

2-month experience harvesting to avoid crop damage and personal injury. Written verification of experience is required. Workers must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 50-60 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Workers must be able to listen, understand, and follow instructions of company supervisors and managers.

The company's Employment Arbitration Agreement is set forth in this Clearance Order outlining the procedures to follow in raising concerns to seek their prompt resolution with an option to arbitrate unresolved matters. Please note the DRA does not preclude the employee from filing claims with the AJCC but applies to claims arising from employment relationship - however or where raised - will be resolved under the terms of DRA.