Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse

Job description

35 Workers will be harvesting/packing broccoli, celery, cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce.
JOB DUTIES:
-Cut vegetable from plant, cut excess off of stalk using harvesting knife; throw onto packing table; pick up vegetable from packing table and place in cartons; close cartons, once full and pass carton to the person on trailer to stack carton on pallet (90%);
-Remove weeds from field using a 6' long-handle hoe (5%).

2 Workers - Irrigating Crops
JOB DUTIES:
Install and retrieve sprinkler pipe and drip tape;
Transfer sprinkler pipes and irrigation tape from one block or field to another with tractor and trailer.
-Lift irrigation pipe from trailer and place in field, connect one pipe to the other.

1 Worker - Nursery
JOB DUTIES:
- Sow, water, fertilize broccoli seedings;
- Clean and load broccoli seedings trays into bins with forklift.

1 Worker - Tractor Driver
JOB DUTIES:
- Till soil in preparation for transplanting. Once plants have been established cultivation will take place.
- Mow broccoli plants that have been harvested.

1 Worker - Repairs & Maintenance of Farm Equipment
JOB DUTIES:
- Repair and maintain all farm equipment, including tractors, harvest machine and trailers.

1 Worker - Foreman
JOB DUTIES:
- Oversee all harvesting crews, control tractor speed on both packing machine and trailer. Move tractor with either trailer or packaging machine from one field to another, or to reenter the same field. Disconnect and connect trailers to tractor.

Work schedule will be as follow:
-Monday thru Friday from 7:00am to 1:30pm
-Saturday from 7:00 am to 12:30 pm
-No work on Sundays

Special Requirements

6 workers will be required to drive a tractor with a trailer and forklift to perform the following job duties.

Boavista Farms will provide all the necessary tools to perform all the job duties at no cost to the worker.