Farmworkers/general Laborers

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:

Farmworkers/General Laborers to perform manual labor to prepare fields for planting of leafy and vegetable crops - lettuce of various leaf varieties and other leafy greens.

•Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops.
•Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives.
•Duties may include tilling soil; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products.
•May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings.
•Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
•Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.
•General Ranch Maintenance / General Farm Labor includes, but is not limited to, on the farm road maintenance and dust control to farm roadways by means of farm equipment.
•Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.
•Sow grass seed, or plant plugs of grass.
•Cut, roll, and stack sod.
•Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.
•Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.
•Record information about plants and plant growth.
•Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.
•Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.
•Trap and destroy pests, such as moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides.
•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, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools.
•Walk beside or ride on planting machines while inserting plants in planter mechanisms at specified intervals.
•Install irrigation pipes.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Special Requirements

3-month experience in general farm work and 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 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.