Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop

Job description

Transplanting of Crops:
-Unloading racks from bins and then loading trays from racks onto tractor;
-Seating on tractor to remove plant from tray and drop into transplanting machine;
-Follow behind tractor and fill in any spots that were missed by those on the tractor;
-Load empty trays onto racks, load empty racks into bins

Harvesting/packing broccoli, celery, cabbage, cauliflower and lettuce:
Harvesting/Packing Vegetable - Cut vegetable from plant, cut excess off of stalk using harvesting knife; throw onto packing table; pick up vegetable from packing table and place in cartons; close cartons once full and pass carton to the person on trailer to stack carton on pallet (85%);
-Remove weeds from field using a 6' long-handle hoe (5%);
-Seed in Nursery - Insert nursery tray into seeder, collect tray from seeder, stack into rack. Once the rack is full, place rack on blocks in nursery (5%);
-Lift irrigation pipe from trailer and place in field, connect one pipe to the other (5%).

Special Requirements

No special education, training, experience or license is required.
Boavista Farms will train workers to perform necessary job duties.
No special machinery or equipment will be used for the transplanting and harvesting of the crops.
Boavista Farms will furnish all necessary tools and supplies for the transplanting and harvesting of the crops at no cost to the worker.

Lifting Requirements for Transplanting of Crops is 65 Lbs.


Weights and Dimensions of Containers:
1. Dimension of carton is 19.5" x 11-3/8" x 10.5"
2. Dimension of the Nursery Rack is 81.5" x 38.5"
3. Dimension of the Nursery Tray is 26-5/8" x 9-3/16" x 2.5"
4. Approximate weight of an empty carton is 2 lbs., and full carton is 22-23 lbs.
5. Approximate weight of an empty nursery rack is 10 lbs., and full rack is 100 lbs., and must be carried by two (2) people
6. Approximate weight of an empty nursery tray is 5 lbs., and full nursery tray is 125 lbs., and must be carried by two (2) people