Calvan Driver & Farm Laborer

Job description

Strawberry harvesters to perform the following duties:

This job requires a worker to hand harvest strawberries and general ranch maintenance.

This job requires prolonged stooping, selecting fruit by size and quality, cutting fruit with handheld knife ‎at base of fruit, peeling excess leaves for proper weight, size and presentation, packing into box by specific arrangement pertaining to each box weight or size, loading completed boxes onto truck pallets and tying load. The workers will be provided a long-handled hoe (4 ft in length or more) for any weeding (all weeding, if any, will be sporadic and intermittent in nature). All harvest functions, including boxing and loading on the truck will be conducted in the field, on the farm.

Row boss: Worker is responsible for row quality and row cleanliness. The row boss ensures that the workers are doing their exercises, washing their hands and carrying out their work. They fill out documentation for Food Safety, Production, timekeeping and Quality Control. Over the course of the day they do quality control reviews and constantly checks that the workers are using the equipment properly.

Ag Equipment Operators (tractor drivers): A row crop tractor driver is an agricultural worker who primarily operates a tractor equipped with specific attachments to plant, cultivate, and harvest row crops, requiring them to precisely navigate between crop rows while performing tasks like plowing, planting seeds, and harvesting crops.

CalVans Driver: It may be possible for workers to become drivers during the contract period. CalVan drivers may be H-2A or corresponding domestic workers. The employer assures that employees who drive the CalVans are compensated for their time driving. CalVan drivers perform MSPA and related paperwork (i.e., logging) as required by law which they are compensated for. The CalVan driving job duty is not a different job and the drivers perform harvesting job duties when not driving (driving equals approximately 10% of time). Drivers pick up workers from the housing sites/pick up points and drop them off at the worksite. At the end of the workday, the CalVan driver takes the workers back to the housing sites/pick up points. Drivers are also responsible, during the workday, for filling the vehicle with gasoline and keeping it clean. The employer assures that drivers are paid the AEWR for actual driving time, processing CalVans paperwork, trips to the gas station, and cleaning the vehicle. Workers selected to be a driver (if any) must possess the appropriate drivers license (general class C license in CA), meet all driver requirements, and be approved by CalVans prior to being assigned to this position. Employer will cover all costs associated with obtaining the drivers license and FLCE.

Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to the primary duties. Such work will be temporary and unsubstantial agricultural labor.

Special Requirements

Requirements: 1 month of strawberry harvest experience. General class C drivers license. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops for proper ripeness and maturity, able to use shears, clippers and other agricultural tools, no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Ability to communicate in English or Spanish is required for training and safety purposes. Work is performed outdoors in open fields and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal field environment. Temperatures can range from 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described.