Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop

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 prune avocado trees, using both hand pruning shears and loppers. Workers will be expected to follow the supervisor's directions and techniques specific to avocado trees.

Special Requirements

We require three months of recent and verifiable experience within the past two years working with avocados and performing agricultural field work. This position requires a minimum of three months for the employee to get a full understanding of the job and responsibilities. Must be able to understand work & safety instructions in English or Spanish, the languages spoken and written in the workplace.