Field Workers

Job description

Field Worker: Cutter/Packer (Strawberries, Brussels Sprouts, Mini Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Transplant, Irrigation)

Harvest/Packer to perform the following duties:

Work is performed in the fields and on the farm.

Under the general supervision of the Harvest Foreperson, the worker effectively cuts or picks product of the correct quality, size and weight for the correct packs in the fields and on the farm. Effectively pack or package by hand a wide variety of produce in the correct packs in the fields on the farm.

Continual visual examination of product to determine if product is right for harvesting.
Use hands and arms to handle product.
Place commodity into appropriate packing box in the fields on the farm.
Place completed packed product onto moving equipment such as conveyors in the fields and on the farm.
Mark cartons by using marking tools.
Examine and inspect containers, packaging material, and product to ensure that packing specifications are met in the fields and on the farm.
Harvest product by hand, and/or using a harvest knife.
Continual bending to reach product.
Walk throughout shift on uneven ground and in leafy rows with debris.
Ensure that all food safety policies are followed.
Ensure that all safety procedures are followed to reduce the risk of any type of injury to either the employee or others.
Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to Harvest Foreperson immediately.
Comply with all Company Policies.
Other activities as directed by the employer, from time to time.

Transplanting

Effectively aid in the transplanting of fields. Employee will work under the general supervision of the Harvest Foreperson.

Continual visual examination of transplants to determine if plants are healthy for transplanting.
Use hands and arms to handle transplants and transplant trays.
Remove transplants from trays and place into transplanting receptacles.
Hand transplant bare root plants by placing plants in pre-punched holes in the ground.
Sit and at times stand on transplanting machine or walk throughout shift on uneven ground.
Ensure that all food safety policies are followed.
Ensure that all safety procedures are followed to reduce the risk of any type of injury to either the employee or others.
Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to Harvest Foreperson immediately.
Comply with all Company Policies.
Other activities as directed by the employer, from time to time.

Irrigation: Work is performed in the fields and on the farm. Irrigate crops, using sprinklers, drip tape, main line, row water, and other necessary means. Employee will work under the general supervision of the Ranch Foreperson.

Operate drip tape retriever machine, drip injector machine, and lift tape machine.
Repair and maintain drip tape and irrigation pipe.
Set up pipes and irrigate using row water and main line.
Shovel and pack dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas to direct water or drain water in the fields on the farm.
Check area to detect leaks, breaks, weak areas or obstructions in irrigation system.
Clear and maintain irrigation ditches.
May help with other ranch projects.
Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to Ranch Foreperson immediately.
Comply with all Company policies, including observing appropriate lunch and rest periods, and wearing personal protective equipment.
Other activities as directed by the employer, from time to time.

Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to the primary duties. Such work will be temporary and unsubstantial agricultural labor.

Familiar with appropriate use of harvest knife
Able to keep up at a reasonable pace with the rest of the crew and harvest equipment

Special Requirements

Physical Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand, walk, reach, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, hear and see. The employee is frequently required to push, pull, lift and carry up to 35 pounds, and talk.

Working Environment:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to stand on concrete, work on outside weather conditions, uneven ground, and noise, vibration, around hazards such as moving machine parts, moving equipment, wet rows, and dust.

See addendum C.