Field Laborer

Job description

GENERAL VINEYARD WORKER :

Wine Grape Harvest Workers use a knife to cut grape bunches off of grape vines and into a tub (also called a lug). The tub/lug is then dumped into a bin (also called a gondola). Other incidental activities that the employers indicated are tractor driving, weed control and property maintenance, leaf picking, crop thinning, tally sheet recording, and picking with a machine harvester.

GENERAL VINEYARD WORKER(Non-Harvest) :

Assisting in the production, planting, and maintenance of vineyards, which involves preparing the soil, erecting trellis and irrigation equipment, pruning and training vines, and controlling pests/diseases with regular spraying.

The job duties/description includes all aspects of vineyard related duties as listed below:

A STANDARD FARMING
Applying Fertilizer by Hand to Vines Able to life 50lbs.
Bank Stabilization of Vineyards using hand pick and shovel
Cane Cutting with hedge trimmers and pruning shears
Canopy Management tuck canes
Carton/Tube Vines (Placement by hand)
Clearing/Breakdown Trellis using wire cutters
Clearing Brush in Vineyards using loppers and pruning shears
Cover/Uncover Heads (Vines) using shovel
Cut Dead Arms using loppers and hand saw
Erosion Control using shovel
Fence/Gate Repair & Maintenance in Vineyards using post hole digger and pliers
Fruit Thinning with thinning shears
Hoeing in vine rows using hand hoe (5 ft.) and shovel
Install Drip System using shovel
Install Sprinkler System/New Vineyards using shovel
Install Vineyard Deer Fences using post hole digger and shovel
Install Wires/New Vineyards using pliers and wire tensioner tool
Leaf Removal
Make (Select) Budwood using pruning shears
Perimeter Maintenance of Vineyards using chain saws, weed eaters and loppers
Planting using shovels
Remove Diseased Vines using shovel
Replanting using shovel
Root Removal with repetitive bending down
Shoot Tipping with hedge trimmers and pruning shears
Staking using hand-held post pounder
Suckering
Agricultural equipment operator (once training has been completed by certified trainer)
Training with pruning shears, ring knife and hand saw
Trellis Repair & Maintenance of vineyards using hand held post pounder and pliers
Trim Vines/Rootstock using pruning shears
Tying using ring knife and pruning shears
Weed Eating Vine Rows using gas-powered weed eater

B HARVEST: To the extent directly and in conjunction with picking wine grapes:
Caravan Equipment moving equipment
Set Up to Pick (Hand or Machine harvest)
Picking Hand
Driver/Checker
Sorting Hand Crew
Sorter/Gondola
Loading Fruit / Forklift
Lighting / Operator
Agricultural equipment operator / Gondola
Harvester Operator
Spotter
Harvester Clean-up
See addendum C.

Special Requirements

Special requirements: Experience with wine grapes and/or vineyards is not required, training will be provided. Workers must be able to lift 50 lbs frequently. No smoking, drinking, or illegal weapons or controlled substances in the fields or in housing. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops. Able to stoop, bend, and work in cold and wet conditions. Able to use tools such as pruning shears, grape knives, hand saws, weed eaters, hedgers, shovels. Workers may use chains saws. Safety use and training provided by employer. Workers must abide by Employer housing rules. Proficiency in English or Spanish is required for training and safety purposes. (i.e. Workers must listen to, understand and follow instructions of Employer supervisors and managers.) See addendum C.