Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop
Employer
G& D Farms
37381 FL-62
Duette, FL 34219
United States
Job description
Strawberry planting: While carrying a bag of strawberry plants, worker will walk down row, while bending, and place one or two plants into each hole in the plastic as instructed and firm dirt around plant. Strawberry harvest: Workers will move down assigned rows picking all ripe berries, grading berries while harvesting, taking care to sort and pack containers by size, shape, color, quality, and quantity as directed. Each worker must pick the plants clean of all ripe fruit, sort, and pack all good berries into specified containers, within the box, according to very high-quality standards as set forth in the Company's food safety policy and standard operating procedures. Bad berries will be packed or disposed of as determined by the supervisor. Each worker shall handle berries carefully to avoid bruising. Bruising will weaken the berry. Each harvesting worker is expected to move with the crew from row to row and maintain the efficiently level. Upon completion of each box picked, the worker will take his/her packed box to the crate shed to be viewed for grade and receive a new box with containers. Any containers that are over or under packed, or consist of poor-quality fruit, will be returned to the worker for repacking. Upon completion of assigned row, the worker will move to the next vacant row to be picked. Harvester may receive disciplinary notice if quality continues to be an issue. Runner Cutting/Trimming: Worker will walk down assigned row as instructed and cut/trim runners, leaves and blooms as directed from each strawberry plant, as necessary. Freeze Protection Activities: May assist regardless of the time of the day, in keeping overhead irrigation rain birds free of ice during freezing weather. Drip-tape Hookup: Workers will be required to cut drip-tape at end of bed as instructed and hook up drip-tape to main water line. Weeding: Workers will remove weeds by use of a hoe from the walkway and remove all weeds growing around plants by hand. Workers will remove weeds from the growing area, by raking piles of debris and dispose of it as instructed. Plastic Drip-tape Removal: Unhook drip-tape from main water line, walk down row while pulling plastic down the bed until it is completely removed. Take removed plastic to proper disposal or burning station, as instructed.
Special Requirements
A criminal background check will be conducted post-hire at the employers expense. Criminal background checks will be conducted post-hire as the worker will be housed with other Dunson Harvesting workers. Dunson Harvesting Inc. will require a drug test to be conducted post-hire at the employer's expense.
Translated in Spanish
Una verificacin de antecedentes penales se llevar a cabo despus de la contratacin a expensas de los empleadores. Las verificaciones de antecedentes penales se llevarn a cabo despus de la contratacin, ya que el trabajador ser alojado con otros trabajadores de Dunson Harvesting. Dunson Harvesting Inc. requerir que se realice una prueba de drogas despus del alquiler a expensas del empleador.