Farmworkers And Laborers

Job description

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Following a supervisor’s instruction, workers will harvest, load, grade, pack and perform all cultural tasks associated with the production of the following crops: Tomatoes, Peppers, Squash, Cucumbers, Micro-Greens, Eggplant, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Strawberries, Corn, Beets, Onions, Sunflowers, Flowers, Leeks, Brussel Sprouts, Lettuce, Fennel, & Pumpkins.

The work will require use of hand tools such as knives and shears. This work will require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting weight of up to 50 pound in a wide variety of weather and temperature ranges. It will also require the worker to make important decisions based on size, coloring, ripeness, and general product quality according to prescribed standards. This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the company. The employer will provide the tools necessary for the workers to perform the described job duties free of charge. The employer will charge the worker for reasonable costs related to the worker’s refusal or negligent failure to return the tools or due to such workers willful damage or destruction of the tools. Other specific duties include the following:

Planting – For all previously listed crops- As instructed, the worker will be given trays of plants. He will walk down the row, placing a plant from the tray in each hole in the bed until the tray is empty. He will then get another full tray and continue planting until he has completed his row. He is then responsible for removing from the field the flats he just planted from.