Field Workers: Berries Machine & Ground Harvest

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: Berries Machine & Ground Harvest, General Farm Labor / General Farm Maintenance, Indirect Labor (Loader, Scanner/Puncher, Machine Driver), prepare freshly harvested crops for shipment in their original, unmanufactured state to perform the following duties:

Planting/transplanting, plant pruning, spacing, trellising, cleaning, packing, general labor/maintenance, hoeing (long-handled hoe), shovel work, box assembly loading, sucker removal, pot filling, cart/plant loading, plant preparation and packing for shipping, plant loading/unloading, plant transplanting, plant spacing, plant dumping, boxing for shipping, cutting sticking, irrigation assembly and installation, plant harvesting, machine operator, tractor driver, time keeper, puncher, loader, general farm maintenance. All activities are conducted in the field and shed (preparing freshly harvested crops for shipment in their original, unmanufactured state).

Workers will perform duties associated with and directly related to berry harvest work, including but not limited to picking and packing berries in the field for fresh market and freezing/juicing; Distinguish quality and ripeness; Pick, and place in tray / packing containers in the field. Berry ground/table crews will not use a machine aid. Pickers will work on a berry picker machine to aid harvest; working in rows, the worker bends over and picks berries with hands; places the berries in a box and stacks the full boxes on the machine floor, the top of the machine carries the empty boxes; the worker, therefore, does not carry the full boxes to the end of the row. Berry ground/table crews will not use a machine aid; working in rows, the worker bends over and picks berries with hands; places the berries in a box; walks and carries the box with berries to the packing table located at the end of the row in the field. The worker returns to the row to continue ground harvest.

Special Requirements

Requirements: 1 month experience harvesting berries in fields. 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.