Farm Worker

Job description

Crops: Broccoli, Cauliflower, Lettuce

Duties may include: Harvesting: Workers walk behind field pack machine, bend to near ground level and cut commodity with knife after determining the quality is acceptable. Worker will then pitch commodity into conveyor machine. Workers will check quality and put into boxes. Worker will use plastic bags to pack commodity, then seal with tape. Workers will stack boxes onto pallets. Field work: Workers will be planting, cultivating, pulling or hoeing weeds in vegetable fields, carry and connect irrigation pipe, tilling soil, thinning, counting and checking crops. Include driving and controlling equipment such as tractors to support agricultural activities such as tilling soil, planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops. Mechanics: Observe and listen to machinery operations to detect equipment malfunctions. Workers may perform basic equipment troubleshooting, routine machinery servicing, and minor repairs on farm vehicles, implements, and machinery. (Performs this job duty less than 50% of the total work days of the contract). Crew Leader: A crew leader manages daily field operations, supervises team members, and ensures projects stay on schedule, meet quality standards, and follow safety rules.Perform any other duties associated with fieldwork and vegetable production & other related Farm Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org).

Special Requirements

Must be 18 years of age. Must show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 40lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area.