Field Workers: Strawberries

Job description

*All packing and stacking duties will be done in the field on and on the farm

Field Worker - Strawberries

Pick, sort and package quality strawberries in fields. Workers will walk in 13-inch dirt rows and bend over picking strawberries behind a picking car that will be provided. Workers will spend approximately 6-10 hours a day bending over in cold, cool, warm, and hot temperatures. Workers will use hand tools, till soil, transplant, weed using long-handled hoes, thin, and prune crops. Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to field work, including but not limited to packing strawberries, closing/stacking boxes in and around the field, clean-up functions in and around the field. Such work will be temporary and insubstantial agricultural labor.

Special Requirements

There is no minimum experience requirement. Cannot be colorblind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops. Must be able to use both hands, and able to use shears and other agricultural tools. No smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the dormitories or work fields.

Workers must be able understand verbal instructions and respond that they understand. There is
no testing requirement and technical manuals are not required to be read or interpreted. Workers
must be able to verbally communicate in either English or Spanish 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 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described.

See Addendum C.