Agricultural Worker
Employer
Carr. 129 km. 38.4, Bo. Portillo
ADJUNTAS, PR 00601
United States
Job description
Planting, Harvesting and Coffee maintenance: The majority of the workday is spent on one's feet, in constant movement and outdoors. Workers are rarely in one place for any period of time. It is estimated that 75% harvest coffee and 25% grow and maintenance of coffee plants. The workers must be able to stand, walk up and down hills, sit , sloop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist) push, pull, reach, lift and carry items weighing in the range of 5 to 60 pounds. During the course of the performing all required job specifications. Workers are required to hand pick ripe coffee one by one, with a basket around their waist with minimum rate of 35 pounds per hour. 7 hours per day is normal. The worker may be requested but not required to work 12 hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal Holidays depending upon conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The manager or supervisor will advise workers at the end of the workday if there is any change in the start and time anticipated hours of work for the following day. Regular attendance by all workers during scheduled hours of the workday and/or period is expected. Unsatisfactory attendance; including reporting late, excessive request to leave before the end of the workday, and quitting early may be cause for disciplinary action. Workers must call their manager or supervisor as far in advance as possible prior to the start of the workday if they do not exceed to be in on time. Further information on the employer's attendance policy is in the Employee Handbook.
Special Requirements
All work performed in outdoor agricultural fields involves exposure to the sun, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, and other natural elements. Workers must be able to withstand working in direct sunlight and conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while performing their required job duties. Workers should come prepare wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Plant, fertilize, remove weed, maintain and pick coffee. Work entails exposure to soil, plants, insects, and materials such as, but not limited to pesticides and fertilizers. All pesticides and fertilizers will be applied by capable and certified workers according to OSHA Standards.