Farmworker
Employer
12375 Foothill Ave.
San Martin, CA 95046
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. 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 squash, tomatoes, corn, among others.
Harvest broccoli and cauliflower by cutting the head from the plant, cleaning and packing into plastic or carton boxes.
Sorting and packing boxes as machine harvest green beans.
Handpick vegetables such as 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 require more than 20% of the workers scheduled hours. Depending on the crop some hand weeding or thinning may be necessary to avoid damage being done to the crop's 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.