Vegetable Planting, Harvesting, Packing, & Field Work

Job description

The worker will perform job duties as assigned by supervisor. They will vary from time to time depending on crop ripening and weather. The tomato and bell pepper planting, harvesting, packing, and field work is temporary and will last from March to November.

The employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. The employer will charge the worker for reasonable costs related to the workers refusal or negligent failure to return the tools or due to such workers willful damage or destruction of the tools.

Field Work- During the contract from March to November, the workers will be involved in preparing the farm and fields for the harvesting season. The work will consist of weeding, putting down ground cloth, digging trenches, laying down irrigation, planting, staking, and other miscellaneous work.

Bell Pepper Planting- The worker will go down the fields carrying trays of bell pepper transplants and plant them individually in the prepared planting bed by bending down and planting the transplants in the ground. This process will be repeated until planting has been completed.

Tomato Planting- The worker will go down the fields carrying bundles of tomato transplants and plant them individually in the prepared planting bed by bending down and planting the transplants in the ground. This process will be repeated until planting has been completed.

Tomato Harvesting-The workers will go down the field rows and pick the tomatoes according to the ripeness and size instructed to be picked. The tomatoes are placed in a bucket . When the bucket is full the worker walks to the nearest transporting trailer to dump the bucket. When field packing is required the tomatoes are placed in boxes, plastic containers, or bags. When they are full, the worker walks them to the nearest transporting trailer and leaves the tomatoes and is given an empty box, plastic containers, or bags to repeat the process again.

Bell Pepper Harvesting-The workers will go down the field rows and pick the bell peppers according to the ripeness and size instructed to be picked. The bell peppers are placed in a bucket. When the bucket is full the worker walks to the nearest transporting trailer to dump the bucket. Then once again the process is repeated. When field packing is required the bell peppers are placed in boxes, plastic containers, or bags. When they are full, the worker walks them to the nearest transporting trailer and leaves the bell peppers and is given an empty box, plastic containers, or bags to repeat the process again.

Farm Equipment and Vehicle Operation-The workers may need to use various farm equipment and vehicles to transport him/herself or other workers to and throughout the grove to perform the citrus harvesting. The workers must use safety and precaution when using the farm equipment and vehicles. All passengers must be seated and practice safety and precaution when using the farm equipment and vehicles. The passengers must wait to exit the farm equipment and vehicles when the driver comes to a complete stop and gets off the vehicle. The workers will keep the farm equipment and vehicles free of trash. The workers may also need to transport workers to and from work each day from the employer provided housing and serve as a team leader.

Special Requirements

The worker must be responsible and consistent on the job. The worker must be able to lift 0-27 lbs. continuously throughout the day and work in all kinds of weather.