Farmworkers And Laboers, Crops
Employer
Road 332, Km. 1.0
Guanica, PR 00653
United States
Job description
Prepare the soil for planting and harvesting vegetables and fruits (coriander, sweet peppers, cucumber, zucchini, sunflower, okra, cilantro, squash). Most workdays are spent standing and constantly moving outdoors. Workers are rarely in one place while moving from one field to another for a period of time. Workers must be able to stand, walk uphill and downhill, sit, sloop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, lift, and carry items weighing between 5 and 75 pounds. Driving and operating passenger vehicles and farm equipment may be necessary. Workers must work seven (7) hours per day. The worker may be asked, but not required, to work overtime and/or federal holidays, as well as Saturdays, depending on conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. Overtime will be paid if applicable under state or federal law. The manager or supervisor will notify workers at the end of the working day if there are any changes to the start time and anticipated working hours for the
Special Requirements
All work performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to rain, sun, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold and other natural elements. Workers should come prepared to the farm wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. They will be planting, fertilizing, removing weeds, pruning plants, maintaining plantations, and picking or harvesting, germinating seeds, counting, and packaging farm products. Work entails exposure to soil, plants, insects, and plant materials, such as, but not limited to pesticides and fertilizers. Although not required, workers with a valid drivers license, at sole discretion of the employer, may be assigned the following task: Drive vehicles to transport crops, supplies, tools, equipment, fuel, materials, or farm workers.
See Addendum C.
Ver Adendum C.