Farm Laborer

Job description

Strawberry Harvester: This position works under close supervision of the harvest crew foreperson. This position safely and efficiently harvests strawberry crop by ground. This position may perform other general labor work. Essential Job Duties:
• Harvests fresh, juice and / or freezer depending on grower requests
• Properly grades and sorts strawberries according to size and quality
• Packages suitable fruit in required packaging container and box;
• Inspects strawberry fruit for signs of disease and insect manifestation
• Discards inferior strawberries onto row floor
• Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to foreman immediately.
• Complies with all Company Policies, including observing appropriate lunch and rest periods.

Crop Maintenance:
Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to the primary duties. Such work will be temporary and unsubstantial agricultural labor. Essential Job Duties:
• Removes dry leaf debris from crop using both hands
• Removes by hand the plastic layering from the crop.
• Applies Persimilis to crop
• Performs general ranch/field clean up
• Complies with all Company Policies, including observing appropriate lunch and rest periods.

Transplanter:
Effectively aid in the transplanting of fields. This is a non-managerial position and works under the general supervision of the Harvest Foreperson. Job Duties
• Continual visual examination of transplants to determine if plants are healthy for transplanting.
• Use hands and arms to handle transplants and transplant trays.
• Remove transplants from trays and place them into transplanting receptacles.
• Hand transplant bare root plants by placing plants in pre-punched holes in the ground.
• Sit and at times stand on transplanting machine or walk throughout shift on uneven ground.
• Ensure that all food safety policies are followed.
• Ensure that all safety procedures are followed to reduce the risk of any type of injury to Hoop House Worker: Under close supervision, this position safely and accurately transports, installs, observes, maintains and removes the hoop houses for crops. Essential Job Duties:
• Operates a truck and power or hand equipment such as, but not limited to tractors, forklifts, hydraulic pump and trailers, for the installation of the hoop house.
• Measures field footage to determine proper markings for post installation.
• Drills platforms in the ground with the usage of the post digger.
• Positions metal “U” shaped arches onto the platforms, to set the brace and supports for the arch.
• Sets plastic onto arch and secures with rope.
• Conducts daily inspections of machinery and materials to evaluate quality and performance.
• Repairs hoop house materials such as, but not limited to: plastic and rope, as needed.
• Receives materials needed to install hoop house, such as but not limited to: rope, plastic and platforms.
• Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to supervisor immediately.
• Complies with all Company Policies, including observing appropriate lunch and rest periods

Special Requirements

See Addendum C.