Farmworker And Laborer

Job description

This job requires a minimum of three (3) months of general farm labor experience.

The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due to the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to send crops to customers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to work more or different hours than those listed.
A worker may be offered more than the specified hours of work, however the worker will not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or on the worker’s Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work may be required.
Employer-paid drug test is required if a worker has an accident at work.
Work day start times vary depending on the weather. depending on the time of year, hours of daylight, and production requirements. Workers must be able to work varying shifts as required by the season and work performed. Workers are notified of any change in the start times. Work may be performed during rain, light snow, cold, freezing temperatures and/or in high humidity and in temperatures over a 100 degrees F. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew/rain and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions.

Training: There will be a demonstration period to familiarize workers with job specification and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and other crop specific issues such as particular grading and or sizing

Worker must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the harvest process throughout the workday. Workers must work at a sustained, vigorous pace and make bona-fide efforts to work efficiently and consistently that are reasonable under the climatic and all other working conditions.

Worker may never ride on agricultural equipment not designed for work related riding purposes or any other non-passenger intended equipment unless instructed and authorized by the employer or supervisor to do so. All work-related injuries must be immediately reported to the crew leader, foreman, or supervisor

Special Requirements

Paychecks
Paychecks are issued weekly. Workers are responsible for keeping an accurate record of the time they work. Hours must be turned in on time. It is forbidden to falsify time records, to clock in or out for another person or to ask someone to clock in or out on someone elses behalf. It is against company policy to pay cash; all pay is issued via company checks.

Pay Stubs
The employer will furnish to the worker on or before each payday a written statement showing the workers total earnings, hourly rate, piece rate, hours of work offered, hours worked, itemization of deductions, units produced if paid by piece rate, beginning and ending dates of pay period, employers name, employers address and employers Federal Identification number in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(k).