Food Preparator

Job description

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time.

Food Preparation Worker: Duties may vary from time to time at the supervisors’ discretion and will be concurrent with other farmworker schedules. Workers will plan and coordinate menus to prepare food for 100+ farmworkers at on-farm kitchens facilities to be consumed by farmworkers under other H-2A job orders. Workers will prepare three meals a day in compliance with H-2A regulations and to ensure balanced nutrition for the farmworkers. Worker’s may be required to select, cut, slice, mince, defrost, wash, peel, blend, prepare, sauté, fry broil, cook and serve a variety of foods including meats, vegetables, or desserts. Workers may be required to handle hot and cold food, prepare tortillas in the processor machine, and cook them. Workers will deliver prepared food to farmworkers at the farm fields or on-farm housing. Workers will clean, maintain, and organize kitchen, appliances, monitor food temperatures to ensure food safety, cooking infrastructure (pots/pans/etc.). Workers will coordinate food supply requests and receive deliveries. Maintain a clean working environment and will assist cleaning and sanitizing surfaces, silverware, refrigerators, equipment, kitchen, and dining area at the end of the day and other times as needed.

The employer will ensure that all food and supplies necessary to prepare the food are delivered and provided at the on-farm kitchen facilities. Workers must maintain a clean vehicle to transport prepared meals to the farmworkers. Food Preparation Workers must have general knowledge and experience in Mexican traditional food preparation and equipment management due to safety reasons with sharp equipment and must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Workers must possess a valid driver license, class C or equivalent, and must speak English and Spanish to communicate with farm workers.

Special Requirements

EB Harvesting may conduct a Drug/Alcohol test or conduct a criminal background post-employment at the employer's expense.

To perform any job duty that may require employees to drive a vehicle, the driver must possess proper and current valid driver license class C, or its foreign equivalent.