First-line Supervisors Of Farming,fishing,andforestryworkers

Job description

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by employer
Duties may vary from time to time. Crew leaders will be responsible for crews of workers in the field and following the instructions of their supervisors. Must ensure all workers are operating in a safe manor and working conditions (including weather conditions) that do not pose an unsafe environment for workers, prioritizing the safety of the workers. Will ensure workers have access to adequate PPE (gloves & masks) and potable water and restroom facilities. Must be able to operate the vehicles used to move crops on the farm and should be able to provide proof of accident-free driving record and background.
Will be responsible for transporting workers from designated housing pick-up to the worksite and returning workers to designated housing at the end of the day.
Once a week, crew leaders will transport workers from designating housing to and from grocery, laundry, and banking facility each week. Must maintain all necessary drivers' licenses and Farm Labor Contractor Certificate with transportation authorizations as required by local, state, and federal laws and regulations.

Will be logging workers time and accurately track worker production piece/box counts each day as well as logging workers time out at lunch break and at the end of the work day. In the event worker decides to not take a lunch break, crew leader must ensure workers are credited for all the time worked. Must also ensure that housing facilities are maintained in a neat, clean, and habitable condition by the workers. Any intentional damage to company housing, property or equipment should be brought to the supervisors' immediate attention.

Must be able to work outdoors in dusty/dirty conditions, at extreme heat and cold inclement weather.
Must be able to reach, bend and lift items weighing 100 pounds.
Must be able to listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of supervisors and dispatcher. Must be able to work in fields where ants, snakes and poison ivy may be encountered. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. The alternative work is truck maintenance and farm maintenance including the repair, irrigation, vehicles and various equipment and tools used on the farm and help with the manual harvesting activities of the citrus crops.

Harvesting Citrus fruit by hand under supervisor’s instructions, the worker will place a picking sack over his shoulder and carry an 18’ to 20’ ladder from the field truck to the particular area of the grove to be harvested. The picking sack is a canvas bag equipped with a shoulder strap for support, an opening for the insertion of fruit, and an opening to remove fruit. A full loaded sack weighs between approximately 80 and 100 pounds, depending upon the size, condition and variety of fruit. Worker positions ladder against the tree and within reach of the fruit in a leaning position, taking care not to break limbs, damage the tree, knock of fruit or interfere with other workers, in a secure position to prevent slipping or falling and possible injury to themselves or other workers. Worker will remove fruit from the tree and place into pick sack. When pick sack is full take full sack to fruit tub.

Special Requirements

This type of work, involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning. A regular drivers' licenses and Farm Labor Contractor Certificate with transportation authorizations as required by local, state, and federal laws and regulations.