Farmworker
Employer
31479 W. Cottonwood Road
Gustine, CA 95322
United States
Job description
This job requires employees to handle a variety of manual labor, including but not limited to tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual activities with accuracy and efficiency. Crops grown on the farm include beets, carrots, broccoli, peppers, squash, tomatoes, melons, among others. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm, that is incidental to farming the crops grown, such as weeding or hoeing.
Field workers will be assigned work every morning, depending on the required daily needs. Work will vary depending on crop, weather, and market demands. Farm workers will be harvesting mixed vegetables. Additional to the farm related activities mentioned above, more crop specific duties include:
• Use of cutting knifes for harvesting vegetables such as chard, kale, broccoli, lettuce, squash, tomatoes, among others.
• Digging into the ground either pulling by hand or plowing out with a tractor, depending on the consistency of the soil, to harvest beets, carrots, radish, turnips, among others.
• Wash vegetables with a pressure washer to get rid of excess dirt.
• Use twist ties/rubber bands to bundle bunches together to be packed either in plastic or carton box.
• Handpick vegetable such as beans and peas, strawberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, and peppers among others.
• Workers will also perform planting, irrigating, fertilizing, and weeding activities.
• 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.
Special Requirements
Workers may be required to perform work, on the farm, that is incidental to farming the crops grown, such as weeding or hoeing. Only long-handled hoes are used. Only occasional hand weeding, or hand thinning in a stooping position is performed by workers, and does not required more than 20% of the workers scheduled hours. Depending on the crop some hand weeding or thinning may be necessary to avoid damaged being done to the crops leaves or roots. Employer will abide by rest period requirements and will provide gloves, knee pads and training in prevention of work-related injuries, at no cost to workers engaging in hand weeding or hand thinning. 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.