Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop
Employer
2208 Harmony Grove
Escondido, CA 92029
United States
Job description
Maintenance: Avocado grove management including irrigation, fertilization, weed mitigation, road maintenance, deadwood pruning, new tree planting and harvesting.
General landscaping of the facilities.
Harvesting: Heavy labor of picking avocados as per color and size requirements. Climbing 3-point ladder as needed to pick fruit. Workers will use proper shears to pick avocados. Cutting, not pulling the avocados with hand shear.
Putting fruit into a sack carried on the front of the body, with straps around the shoulder and back for support. A sack full of fruit can weigh up to 50 lbs. The sack is emptied into the bin as instructed by the supervisor. This is repeated until the bin is full. Workers will need to walk around the tree, under the tree, and within tree branches, and from a ladder to pick the designated fruit.
Workers will wear safety protection, including hard hats, gloves, sleeves, knee pads, and eye protection. Workers will prune avocado trees, using both hands pruning shears and loppers. Workers will be expected to follow the supervisor's directions and techniques specific to avocado trees.
Please see addendum C
Special Requirements
This job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural experience working with avocados, handling manual and mechanical tasks, including agricultural field work. Verifiable work experience is required.
Please see addendum C.