Farmworkers And Laborers

Job description

All Activities: Workers will perform all job specifications as instructed by the Farm Manager. Employees should adhere to all personal and equipment safety requirements. Duties may vary from time to time and may include all the following job specifications:

Planting and Harvesting:
Strawberry Harvest: Workers will move down assigned rows picking all ripe berries, grading berries while harvesting, taking care to sort and pack containers by size, shape, color, quality, and quantity as directed. Each worker must pick the plants clean of all ripe fruit, sort, and pack all good berries into specified containers, within the box, according to very high-quality standards as set forth in the Company Production and Quality Standard. Bad berries will be packed or disposed of as determined by the Supervisor. Each worker shall handle berries carefully to avoid bruising. Bruising will weaken the berry. Each harvesting worker is expected to move with the crew from row to row to maintain the efficiency level. Upon completion of each box picked, the worker will place their assigned numeric sticker on the box, take his/her packed box to the crate shed to be viewed for grade, receive credit on his/her assigned numeric sticker, and receive a new box with containers. Any containers that are over or under packed, or consist of poor-quality fruit, will be returned to the worker for repacking. Upon completion of an assigned row, the worker will move to the next vacant row to be picked. Harvester may receive disciplinary notice if quality standards are an issue.

Strawberry planting & replanting: While carrying a bag of strawberry plants, the worker will walk down the row, while bending, and place one or two plants into each hole in the plastic as instructed and firm dirt around the plant. When replanting the worker will remove unhealthy plants and replace them with new plants as instructed by his supervisor.

Harvest Processed Capped Strawberries: As instructed, worker will move down assigned row picking all ripe strawberries, and discarding any bad berries that show evidence of rot or insect damage. Worker will be instructed to remove the cap (calyx) of the strawberry with the aid of a slicing tool. Worker will pick the berry and remove cap. Capped berry will be dropped into harvesting tray, weighing approximately 20 lbs. when full the trays are then taken to crate shed at the end of the row (worker receives credit on his/her assigned numeric sticker), and a new tray is obtained.

Harvest Process Juice Strawberries: As instructed, worker will move down assigned row picking all ripe strawberries, and discarding any bad berries that show evidence of rot or insect damage. Uncapped berry will be dropped into harvesting tray, weighing approximately 20 lbs. When full the trays are then taken to crate shed at the end of the row (worker receives credit on his/her assigned numeric sticker), and a new tray is obtained.

Special Requirements

The first 7 working (business) days of employment are considered as an introductory period as set forth in the Company Employee Handbook. This will be time to learn and understand tasks involved in the job position.

The employer requires 3-month verifiable agricultural experience.