Shuttle Driver And Fieldworker
Employer
4253 Cedar Crossing Rd
Uvalda, GA 30473
United States
Job description
Shuttle Driver + Field Worker: Drive a van or bus over the road to transport farm workers on a planned or scheduled basis as directed by the employer or supervisor. Driver may pick up workers from different housing sites or pick up points and take them to assigned work site, transit between work sites, and return workers back to the housing site or pick up point at the end of the work day. Make trips to grocery stores, laundromat, airport, and governmental agencies, medical and dental offices, and so forth. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Must abide by precise instructions and strict but necessary safety rules and policies. Inspect vehicles and check gas, oil, and water levels prior to departure. Maintain cleanliness of van or bus. Handle passenger emergencies or disruptions. Make minor repairs to vehicle and change tires. Employer assures that driver will be paid the offered wage rate for actual driving time, including but not limited to trips to fuel vehicle and time spent maintaining the vehicle.
When not engaged in daily transportation duties, drivers will perform field work to plant broccoli, pull/set onions, hand-harvest and field pack broccoli and sweet corn. Hand-harvest Vidalia onions. Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. May operate and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles or equipment. Pull/set onions: Workers will pull 100 onion plants; place them together and put rubber bands around the bundle. According to the maturity of the plants, the supervisor may vary the number of plants per bundle. Worker will then dip the onion plants into the solution that promotes a healthy plant. Worker will cut tops and place bundles into field bags. There are 3,000 plants per field bag. Workers must bundle the correct number of plants and put the correct number of bundles into the bags. Workers will pick up plant bundles and take off rubber bands. Workers will put one plant into each hole made by the pegger. Workers must be careful to place the plant all the way into the hole made by the plugger and must pack soil firmly around plant. Plant beds are 100 feet long and four rows wide. Onion pulling and setting are piece rate activities. The minimum production standard for onion setting is 255 feet per hour.Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, shears and knives. Clip top stem and bottom roots off of Vidalia onions with shears as instructed by supervisor and fill a five gallon bucket. Lift and dump full five gallon bucket into bin. Pick up any loose or dropped onions and place back into bucket being careful not to drop from a height greater than eight inches at any time. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape, and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may cut developed produce from plant and place into bucket. Workers may carry full bucket containing vegetables and empty into field bin or load onto truck or trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Workers must take care not to bruise or scar produce. Worker will return to assigned row/area and repeat the process. Worker must pick plants clean of correct size and maturity. Produce may be graded and packed in the field. Produce must be washed thoroughly. All workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when touching crops for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before entering field for harvest activities and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited.
Special Requirements
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 50 lbs. Use of cell phone or other personal electronic device while driving strictly prohibited by law and violation may result in immediate termination. Must commit to entire anticipated period of employment. Must be properly licensed by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent with passenger endorsement and medical certificate to operate bus. Must obtain a DOT medical examiners certificate before commencing work. Requires 12 months CDL driving history. Workers are expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or workers supervisor. (cont'd in Addendum C)