Farmworker

Job description

Cultivate and hand-harvest mixed vegetables such as cucumbers, peppers, zucchini/squash, eggplant, pumpkins. Pull weeds, chop by hand or using a hoe. Duties may include cleaning, field packing, loading and unloading harvested vegetables. May construct trellises, participate in irrigation activities. Field grade, sort, or classify vegetables by size, weight, color, or condition. Workers will be provided safety training will be expected to handle tools/equipment safely and carefully so as to avoid damage and to protect the worker from potential injury.

Workers recruited and hired for these specific farm work positions will also drive and operate farm vehicles and equipment consistent with or described in the tasks and work activities articulated in the ONET online information for SOC code 45-2091 Agricultural Equipment Operators. Farm vehicles are classified as less than 26001 GVWR. Drive and control equipment to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil; planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops; feeding and herding livestock; or removing animal waste. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Operate towed machines such as seed drills or manure spreaders to plant, fertilize, dust, and spray crops.

Special Requirements

Workers must be physically fit to perform job duties without succumbing to excessive exhaustion.

Workers will be provided safety training and will be expected to handle tools/equipment safely and carefully so as to avoid crop damage and to protect the worker from potential injury.

Must report to work sober. May be subjected to and must pass post-employment, employer-paid drug test. Workers under the influence of drugs or alcohol pose a safety threat to themselves and other workers and cause liability for the employer