Field Workers: Strawberry Plant Trimmer

Job description

H-2A and corresponding domestic workers must be available to perform each of the following job activities in connection with the harvesting and farming operations:

Field Workers: Strawberry Plant Trimmer; Plant Product Storage & Shipping Preparation (prepare plant product for shipment in its original, unmanufactured state); Packers/Punchers; QC; Box Makers; General Labor/Indirect Labor; Loaders/Palletizers; Plant Dumpers; Crew Leader; Forklift Operators; General Farm Labor / General Ranch Maintenance to perform the following duties:

Strawberry Plant

Strawberry Plant Trimmer: Employees will be working at standing stations behind a trimming table in a warehouse facility. Their duties will be focused on selecting and preparing bare root Strawberry plant material for packaging. This demanding work will require focused, disciplined and repetitive eye hand coordination and physical activity. The equipment required to perform these duties consist of nitrile gloves which are provided by the employer.

Plant Product Storage and Shipping Preparation (preparation of plant product for shipment is in its original, unmanufactured state): Employees will be working in and near packaging. Their duties will be varied in nature to include plant packaging in boxes, creating palletized stacks of product, movement of product to and from packaging facilities and sweeping / clearing up plant trash.

General Ranch Maintenance / General Farm Labor includes, but is not limited to, on the farm road maintenance and dust control to farm roadways by means of farm equipment.

Special Requirements

Requirements: 1-month experience in strawberry plant trimming. Written verification of experience is required. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of the product. Must be able to use shears, clippers and other agricultural tools (i.e., hand saw (can be powered by gas)); no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Worker safety on the job and in employer-provided housing is our top priority. Workers may not possess, consume, or be under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, or other controlled substances at the worksite or in the employer-provided housing. Fighting, including but not limited to, verbal, physical, or through social media or texts, and any threats or act of violence, and/or disruptive behavior against another individual or against property will not be tolerated, particularly acts of violence committed while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.