Farmworker/harvester

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:

Farmworker/Harvester: Lettuce (Romaine, Iceberg, Spring Mix, Green Leaf – Leafy Crops / Leafy Greens), Planting, Growing, Irrigators, Weeding, Cooler-Packing Facility, Prepare freshly harvested crop for shipment, General Farm Labor / General Ranch Maintenance, Forklift Drivers, Tractor Drivers to perform the following duties:

Perform manual labor to prepare fields for planting and harvesting of leafy and vegetable crops - lettuce of various leaf varieties and other leafy greens. Workers must till soil, weed, plant, and clean farm areas; perform seed treatment; harvest; participate in irrigation activities, set up / operate irrigation equipment, clear and maintain irrigation ditches.

General farm labor will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/forklifts/equipment/machinery to till soil, plant, space, cultivate, treat seeds, fertilize, weed, thin, and prune/crop plots. Workers may also make minor mechanical adjustments, repairs, and maintenance of farm machinery; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); remove undesirable and excess growth from farm grounds; remove rocks from fields; perform general cleanup of farm areas.

Cooler (on-site)/Packhouse: Preparing freshly harvested crops for shipment in their original, unmanufactured state. Workers put orders together, pull different packs and packages them together to fill quantities ordered, vacuum cooling process, complete vacuum cooling paperwork, vacuum cooling operator . Unloading and palletizing or lifting bins, cartons, RPCs and totes of product/crop by forklift or by hand. Workers also will be loading the trucks.

CHALEQUERO (SAFETY VEST MAN): 75% of the time performs the duties of the jobs mentioned above. Replaces workers on bathroom breaks and assures safety precautions are followed during machine and tractor turns getting off the field or coming back to start new row/furrow.

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.

Special Requirements

1-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.