Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse

Job description

Worker will manually plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools such as shovels, towers, hoes, tampers, pruning tools, shears and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, direct seeding, weeding thinning, or pruning crops. Harvesting, cleaning, grading, sorting, packing and loading harvested products from the field. Will also participate irrigation activities and greenhouse/high tunnel production. Worker should be able to lift 50lbs. unassisted. The employer will furnish without cost all tools, supplies, or equipment required in the performance of work. All terms and conditions included in this job order will apply to all workers, domestic and foreign, employed under this job order.

8 hours of work per day is normal. The worker may be requested but not required to work more hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays on a volunteer basis. Due to changing environmental, crop, and harvest conditions employees may be on call and available to work up to 16 hour days 7 days of the week on a volunteer basis. Employees will be compensated overtime rates pursuant to state and federal laws.

Special Requirements

Requirements:

Ability to arrive to work on time and ready to work
Ability to communicate effectively and be a team player
Ability to work independently and make decisions with common sense
Open to learning our specific processes and an eye for efficiency and quality
Willingness to work and thrive in every kind of weather
Physical stamina and strength to easily lift and carry 50 lbs, sustained bending for long periods of time, and use sharp tools without injury.