Crop Care Workers

Job description

Crops/Commodities:
strawberries.
Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
This job requires a minimum of two months of verifiable agricultural employment experience, preferably on a vegetable farm. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Workers will be expected to perform manual jobs as well as equipment operation with accuracy and efficiency beginning with planting through harvest.

Jobs offered are working in a hydroponic greenhouse facility and strawberry field, planting, cultivating, harvesting strawberries and greenhouse cleanout activities. -

Propagation Activities
• Activities required for seasonal repairs, not limited to, ground fabric
• Set up and teardown of field, including irrigation equipment
o Storage of tarps, pallets, machinery
o Cleaning of canteen
o Activities to make repairs to tarps/drainage systems
o Installing/removing Row tags
• Operation of fuel/battery/electricity powered equipment:
o Tractor, Forklift, Trimmers, Kubota, Weed whacking, Blowers
• Outdoor Planting operations include:
o Running dirt machine
Using forklift/Kubota to transport pallets (Plants/dirt/Etc)
o Transporting and placing pots
o Striking and Cutting Tips
Cutting tips from mother plants and packing into crates, paying strict attention to outlined quality standards
• Requires extended standing, stooping, bending or sitting for periods of time, and lift lowering of crates, the use of sharp knives/scissors/cutting utensil.
Striking tips into dirt filled trays, paying strict attention to outlined quality standards
• Requires extended standing, stooping, bending or sitting for periods of time, and lift lowering of crates.
O Crop Care activities include but not limited to:
Pruning
Plucking/Packing
Deleafing
Trimming Runners
Blackout tarping
Distributing BIOS

Proper use of gloves, hairnets, smocks, shoe covers, hand sanitizers, foot baths and clippers is required. All food safety activities will also fall under the responsibility of this job order both inside and outside the greenhouse to ensure adherence to SQF rules and regulations as well as our strict integrated pest management program and all COVID-19 protocols. Other general agricultural labor duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Workers will be working under the direction of the Labor Manager, Head Grower, Crop Supervisor or an experienced Group Leader.

Workers will receive training on employer's policies with which they must comply including Equal Employment Opportunity policies, and Food and Health safety standards and guidelines, FMLA and worker's compensation leave policies and other standard operating procedures, around the time work commences.

Workers must attend an orientation session to review and train accordingly. Workers will be issued an identification badge. At no cost. Instructions on use will be provided in orientation. The employer retains ownership of the ID badge. The ID badge must be returned to the employer upon termination of employment.

Use, possession, transfer, offer, sale or manufacture of marijuana and/or controlled substances strictly prohibited. All work sites are alcohol and drug free workplaces. Employees must not report for work, enter the employers' property or perform service while under the influence of or having used alcohol, marijuana, illegal controlled substances, or any other substance that may in any way adversely affect their alertness, coordination, reaction or safety. The employer will drug/alcohol test upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. If an employee tests positive, he/she is immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any.

Special Requirements

This job requires a minimum of two months of verifiable agricultural employment experience, preferably on a vegetable farm. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Workers will be expected to perform manual jobs as well as equipment operation with accuracy and efficiency beginning with planting through harvest. Saturday work required. Must lift/bend/twist/carry up to 30 lbs. Workers need to have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings. Post-hire employer-paid drug testing and background check required.