Farm Worker/laborer

Job description

The farm work position includes duties associated farm labor tasks for production of tomatoes. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 60 pounds, along with time outdoors in all weather conditions. Removing plastic dropping in walkways, planting, weeding, shoveling, staking and hammering, along with other task described below. It also includes adherence to instruction given in regard to proper procedures & techniques based on operation of the machinery to be used to complete each task.

Plastic Laying/Repair Ride plastic machine and change out drip tape and plastic roles (weight +/- 100 lbs.) with 2 people. Shovel dirt on row ends (bury).
Ride fertilizer hopper and maintain flow of fertilizer with shovel.
Mark and Measure walk fields to mark 100 intervals with spray paint
Irrigation Hook-up/Installation/Drainage use shovel to make shallow trench to connect irrigation pipe or redirect water
Replant- Walk along plant bed holding plant tray and replanting weak, dead, or missing plants at proper depth.
Mopping Bed Top- Mopping top of beds
Rouging plants/weeds- removing unwanted plants/weeds
Hand Punch Fertilizer punch hole in plant bed and apply dry fertilizer with cup
Farm Truck Safety Cutouts- Cutting walk ways within plant beds every 50 feet
Planting (by hand) - Walk along plant bed holding plant tray and assuring that plants are planted at the center of pre punched plant hole at proper depth. Return empty plant trays to truck/trailer. (No empty trays to be left in field)
Watering In Plants- Walking beside plastic bed with water hose applying water to each plant hole, fill/plant any skips with plants provided.
Staking Stab- carry stakes (+/- 40'} from flatbed truck and stab in plant bed between every plant or hole marked
Hammer - ride hammer machine and use air hand hammer to drive every stake 14" deep.
Combo- Combination of Stab & Hammer task
Tying tie plants upright with tie stick and string/twine, looping each stake
Pruning - walk field and bend-over at each plant, hold plant carefully and remove number of suckers directed by supervisor
Weeding - pull weeds from plant bed and around plant holes.
Plastic/Drip-Tape Removal (Pull) - pull plastic and drip tape by hand and place in road way or at 100' cross walk.
Cutting String - walk field and cut and remove string/twine with a small knife and place where directed by supervisor
Pre Stake Pull Clean Up: Walk field to ensure that stakes are in line and free of debris.
Stake Pull - ride stake pull machine to assure stakes bundle evenly and/or walk field to pull stakes by hand and place small bundle at 100' cross walks to pick-up and load onto flat-bed truck
Bale Plastic/ Drip Tape & String - walk field and load baler with bundled plastic, drip take and string by hand
Farm Field Clean Up: Walk field to remove miscellaneous debris

This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm.

Employee Badge: At the beginning of the employment period each worker will be assigned an employee badge for identification and payroll purposes. The worker will be required to keep the badge throughout his/her employment period and must have the badge in possession at all times while working. The worker will present their badge to the Supervisor at the beginning and end of each workday, and from time to time throughout the workday, for payroll purposes. The employer will provide the worker with the badge free of charge.