Farmworkers And Laborers

Job description

This job is SOC Code is 45-2092 Level I.

Harvesting Peppers: The worker will be required to clip, cut, or pull product from plants into bucket. Then carry bucket to harvest equipment or mule train or bin on filed truck to be dumped into tank or bins.

Packinghouse tasks: The worker will be required to do the following tasks: Grading, Packing, box making, cleaning, sanitation, stacking, record keeping, hand jack and forklift operation, dumping, strapping, repacking, stickering, trimming and cutting with knives and scissors.

Packing pepper: The worker will be required to pull tom by designated size & color from plants into bucket. Then carry bucket to harvest equipment grab empty bucket and repeat procedure. Grader on harvest vehicle is to empty buckets to grading table and grade and sorting pepper by size, color, and quality, and placing into box and place lid and stack on pallets.

Packing Squash (Yellow & Zucchini): The worker will be required to pull tom by designated size & color from plants into bucket. Then carry bucket to harvest equipment grab empty bucket and repeat procedure. Grader on harvest vehicle is to empty buckets to grading table and grade and sorting tomatoes by size, color, and quality, and placing into box and place lid and stack on pallets.

Harvest Dumper: Harvest dumper is required to stand on top of; or on the side of, harvesting equipment and receive full harvest buckets that are being tossed to the harvest dumper from the harvesting employees. Buckets/Harvest container weigh approximately 15-35 lbs. when filled with product and will be dumped into various types of harvesting containers. After harvest dumper receives and empties the contents into the appropriate container; the harvest dumper will return the empty bucket/harvest container to the harvesting employee placing a token(if paid by piece rate) inside the bucket/harvest container for them to receive. The harvest dumper will monitor the cleanliness of the containers and remove any additional vegetation from produce inside the harvest containers and toss unwanted vegetation to the ground. As containers reach full capacity, the harvest dumper will stack, if needed, an additional container (weighing approximately 15lbs - 80 lbs.) on top of the full container and continue the process.

Operating Harvest Farm Equipment: The worker is to move equipment on farm, for Pre-harvest & harvest.

Special Requirements

Employer may conduct criminal background and/or drug screening at the employer's expense on all new applicants post-employment. Failure to pass criminal background check and/or drug screening is grounds for termination.