Farmworker

Job description

I.S.A. Contracting Services, Inc. is a harvesting company providing labor to growers for the harvesting of green tomatoes. The Farm laborer must report to the field location to receive the daily work assignment from the field supervisor.
Tomato Dumper: The employee must be able to climb on to a metal dumping stand/platform that is about 4 feet of the ground and hook on the edge of the gondola. Responsible for quality of tomatoes. Must be able to grab, lift, and dump approximately 25 pound buckets full of tomatoes repeatedly throughout the workday.
Tomato Picker: Each employee will be issued two 20 liter plastic buckets to harvest by hand the size, quality and color tomatoes requested by the company. The employee will repeatedly carry full 20 liter buckets of tomatoes one at a time (weighing approximately 25 pounds) to the dumper up to 20 ft. away and bring empty buckets back to resume harvesting.
Farm Equipment Operator: Must be able to read/write in English and Spanish and perform safety inspections daily. Must be able to lift and place 90-100 pound water Igloos on farm equipment. Must have excellent people skills, be able to coordinate, direct, follow direction, and understand the harvest operation. Must be able to climb up to 8-10 feet high onto farm equipment, trailers, and the gondola which can be 4 feet off the ground. Must be aware of surroundings and fellow equipment operators, while driving forward, and backwards with tomato trailers.
Tomato Card Puncher: As a farm laborer, employees must report to the field location and receive assignments from the supervisor in order to determine where to begin picking tomatoes from the tomato plants. As the buckets fill, they are to be carried by the tomato pickers to the dumping area to be dumped. The puncher who is standing nearby the gondola, will punch the tomato card using a metal card puncher that requires using force equivalent to approximately 1 pound. The puncher will climb approximately 2 ft. on a narrow bar between the tractor and gondola to punch tomato cards for the tomato pickers on the opposite side of the gondola. Also, the puncher
is in charge of quality control and assists the tractor driver by making sure that the area is clear when moving the tractor forward. The puncher repeats this process throughout the workday and may punch an average of 4,000 to 6,000 punches during a typical workday.

CAL VAN DRIVER SPECIFICATIONS:

1. Employee may drive Cal Van over the road.
2. Employee will drive designated vehicles to transport harvest crew workers to and from housing and work site locations.
3. Employee will be responsible for filling vehicle with gasoline and keeping vehicle clean.
4. Employee will be required to complete and process periodic driving reports.
5. Employee will be required to follow all California traffic laws and van pool rules.
6. To drive a Cal Van, Employees must possess a State-issued valid drivers license and be able to pass Class B Physical exam and register as an FLCE driver. The employee will be responsible for the cost of the state issued Drivers License. Cal Vans performs the medical exam at no cost to the employee or employer. The employer will be responsible for the cost of the registration as an FLCE driver (if any).

All employees in this position (H-2A as well as corresponding domestic workers), will be given the opportunity to obtain a drivers license (DL) and register as an FLCE (Farm Labor Contractor Employee) driver on a voluntary basis. The DL and FLCE Certificate are not a pre- hire job requirement. No job applicant will be denied an employment opportunity due to a lack of a DL or FLCE Certificate at the time of application and/or hiring. Further, no worker (H-2A or corresponding domestic worker) will be terminated for failure to obtain a DL or FLCE Certificate

Special Requirements

See Addendum C