Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop

Job description

Work under this contract will consist of thinning, weeding (using a long-handled hoe), and hoeing fields, harvesting various row crop vegetables such as Iceberg Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Green Leaf Lettuce, Broccoli, and Cauliflower.
General Labor: weeding, cleaning garbage around the fields, moving sprinklers, drip tape.
Packing, grading & sorting products.
Packing line workers: sort produce from conveyor belt for proper sorting while in the fields. Harvest and prepare for packing.
Machine/equipment operator: able to operate machinery, including tractors, as directed and trained by supervisory personnel.
Forklift operator: single/double, individuals should be able to operate a forklift to load pallets of packed product into refrigerated trucks as directed and trained by supervisory personnel.
Work may be done on the ground and/or with the use of a harvesting machine where workers may pack the cartons while walking behind or mounted on the machine.
Thinning: Workers walk in uneven furrows. Under the direction of the field supervisor, field workers look for the specified gap between seeds, and using a long-handled hoe thins out any excess crop/seeds and/or weed on the seed line and leave the desired product and gap on the field.
The worker cleans the lot for any unwanted weed on the beds and seed lines and removes it from the field as instructed by the field supervisor.
Some workers may carry and assemble empty boxes. Worker must be able to lift 60 lbs.
Must be able to bend and stoop throughout the day.
Workers will be expected to comply with all provisions of this Clearance Order and the Company's work rules, policies, and procedures and to perform any and all assigned tasks in a work person-like and efficient manner. Failure to do so will subject the worker to the employer's disciplinary procedures. The employer endeavors to produce a premium product. This is a demanding, competitive business. A high-quality product is expected and demanded by our customers. Sloppy or improper work cannot and will not be tolerated.

Harvesting Duties:
Iceberg Lettuce: Fieldworker to harvest iceberg lettuce. Cut, core, bag/wrap, pack and load fresh lettuce in the field. Cutting is done on a harvesting machine by using hands and a cutting knife. Using a harvesting hand knife and bending at the waist, the employee cuts the head from the roots and trims the outer leaves from the head to prepare it to be packed into a carton, tote, or bin. The process is repeated.
Romaine Lettuce: Fieldworker to harvest romaine conventional romaine hearts. Cut, bag, pack, and load fresh lettuce in the field. Cutting is done on a harvesting machine by using hands and a cutting knife. Using a harvesting hand knife and bending at the waist, the employee cuts the head from the roots and trims the outer leaves from the head to prepare it to be packed into a carton, tote, or bin. The process is repeated.
Broccoli: Employees will walk behind the harvesting machine bending at the waist, selecting and cutting the correct size and best quality broccoli head. They will put it on the packing table for the packer, who is standing on the broccoli machine platform using their best judgment to select the best quality broccoli and meticulously place it in the correct order and style inside the box.
Cauliflower harvest: Field worker to harvest broccoli and cauliflower. Cut, bunch, pack and load fresh broccoli and cauliflower in the field. Cutting is done on harvesting machine by using hands and cutting knife. Using a harvesting hand knife and bending at the waist, the employee cuts the stalk from the roots to prepare it to be packed into a carton, a tote or a bin.

Special Requirements

Variable weather conditions. All work must be performed in a manner that exhibits Generally Accepted Practices (GAP) and the utmost food safety at all times.
The candidate must have at least 3 months of experience in agriculture, specifically related to Iceberg Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce, Green Leaf Lettuce, Broccoli, and Cauliflower.
Verifiable work experience is required.