Punchers

Job description

The Puncher establishes and follows a packaging review system that ensures harvested product meet company standards in quality and appearance. The Puncher assigns identification stickers to each respective harvester and ensures that all crates are accurately tracked.

• Inspect crates harvesters bring to them. Evaluate the following:
o Appearance: Good packing, full baskets (no bridges), ask harvesters to re-pack crates and pick correct fruit color as needed.
o Crates: Make sure the crate is clean and is the correct type of crate.
o Employee’s sticker must be on the crate.
• As time permits, do random inspections of a single basket.
• Use electronic handheld device to scan harvester’s crates once they have passed quality
• inspection. Direct the employees were to stack the crate, for example when sorting by variety.
• Report recurring crew problems to the Crew Leader.
• Arrange the trailer in the morning with the required boxes to begin the
• harvest. Return the trailer to the yard at the end of the day. Clean up trash and excess material and prepare the trailer for the next day.
• Inform the truck driver for variety differences.
• Open boxes of baskets, crates, etc. during the day as required.
• Attend monthly Safety and HR meetings. Comply with all mandatory training as required by State and Federal Labor Laws.
• Follow all hygiene and food safety policies and requirements. Prepare Clorox solution for sanitizing work areas.
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Requirements

3 months working as Strawberry Puncher. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops for proper ripeness and maturity, no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Proficiency in English or Spanish is required for training and safety purposes. Work is performed outdoors in open fields and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal field environment. Temperatures can range from 50 degrees F to over 90 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described. A Drivers License or ability to obtain a drivers license is required for this position. The employer will be responsible for the costs associated with obtaining a California Drivers License .

See Addendum C.