Hand Harvesting Blackberries

Job description

1. Hand Harvest Blackberries: workers will be assigned a picking cart and a row so they can fill their clamshells
throughout the work day. workers will be given 2 or 3 boxes consisting of 6oz clamshells 12 per box. once they are
all filled with quality berries the worker will walk to the nearest field wagon to get checked for quality and receive
credit for his boxes picked. only quality marketable berries will be received. 12oz boxes has 8 clamshells that are
12oz each one once they are all filled with quality berries the worker will walk to the nearest field wagon to get
checked for quality and receive credit for his boxes picked. only quality marketable berries will be received.
workers will repeat this process throughout the work day and is required to lift 20 pounds.

General Farm Work: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from
fields by hand or using a hoe or shove. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, prune blackberry
bushes, or participate in irrigation activities operate farm equipment. Prolonged walking, standing, bending,
stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. Workers may be requested to
submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing
positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post hire and is not a part of the interview
process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to
shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 75 lbs. in field. Must not hinder
another worker's productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours
strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination.
Requires one month verifiable prior farmworker experience in the crop activities listed.

Special Requirements

Workers may be required to perform work that is incidental to farming the crops listed in the application. All other
duties, if any are assigned, will be those duties of Farm Worker, Diversified Crops, DOT code 407.687-010 (SOC
(ONET/OES) code 45-2092.02). Workers may be subjected to a drug and alcohol test post-hire at no cost to the worker. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated.