Potato Farm Worker
Employer
1504 South Oak Street (Packing Shed)
Pearsall, TX 78061
United States
Job description
The potato farm worker will engage in any and all duties related to potato harvesting of Bauer’s own crop (100% of the crop is produced and owned by Bauer). Washing, sorting, bagging, loading and transport of potatoes. This may include: 1) cultivating, sorting, washing, and packing potatoes, 2) standing beside a moving conveyor belt and removing the damaged potatoes and foreign materials from the good potatoes by hand, 3) keeping the line in clean working condition by shoveling dirt and other debris from under/around conveyor belts/apparatus 4) cleaning and sanitizing bins, 5) moving potatoes from wash line to coolers, and 6) assisting in loading and unloading trucks with potatoes.
Special Requirements
This job requires a minimum of three months of prior experience working with potato crop farm handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. The worker may be required to lift product weighing up to and including 50 pounds. Workers should be able to stand, sit, and walk for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements.
Work is performed indoors in a packing shed and may work outdoors in open fields which can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal field environment. Temperatures can range from 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described.