4 Unnamed Field Workers
Employer
400 Breen rd
San Juan Bautista, CA 95045
United States
Job description
Field workers will be harvesting mixed vegetables (lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, celery, cabbage and beets) and performing the following duties:
Field workers will be harvesting lettuce, such as romaine, green leaf, and red leaf. They will using a cutting knife to cut the lettuce, put them into a box, and have them ready to be sent to the cooler to get shipped to wholesalers distributors. Lettuce boxes weight between 30 to 50 pounds.
Field workers will be cutting tomatoes with small cutting knives; the employee will place the tomatoes in a 15 lb box which is then take to the cooler by the supervisor.
Workers will be harvesting broccoli by cutting the heads from the broccoli plants with a broccoli cutting knife, cleaning them, and packing them into a carton box to have them ready to get shipped up to the cooler.
Workers will be harvesting celery with a cutting knife, packaging it in a box that weigh up 50 pounds, putting them in the trailer and have it ready for the driver to take it to the cooler where wholesalers sent trucks to get pick up.
Workers will be harvesting beets by digging into the ground using a special tool that looks that a small shovel to pull out the heads, cleaning those once up and putting them in a box/bag to have it ready to get ship to the cooler. Boxes weigh around 10 pounds 25 pounds and totes weigh over 50 pounds. When company brings totes that weigh more than 50 pounds, they will not be lifted by the worker. It will be lifted with a forklift by the company supervisor.
Workers will also perform planting, irrigating, fertilizing, and weeding with long-handled hoes.
Workers will be transplanting plants by putting plants in a transplanting machine; the machine will dig the plant into the ground.
Irrigation will be done by the workers, they will be collecting and carrying heavy/30 feet long pipes, laying them in the ground, connecting them to each other, and turning on the water from a existing well in the ranch. Workers performing irrigation will have to walk through muddy ground.
Fertilizing the plants will be done is done by using a tractor with a fertilizer implement that will be operated by the supervisor.
Weeding is controlled by using a tractor with a cultivator implement. However, workers will be using a long-handled hoe to take the weeds down for the weeds are not being taking down after the implement tractor is done.
Special Requirements
Specific requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and able to use hand tools, including cutting knives. Must be able to work under conditions when skin and clothing become heavily soiled with mud, water, grease, etc. Must be able to work outdoors in inclement weather conditions, including rain, cold, high winds, etc. Work involves frequent bending and working in bend or stooped positions. Must be able to walk and stand up intensively.
Work is performed in open fields and may involve exposure to mud, dust, wind, heat, cold, and other natural elements. Temperatures can range from 30 degrees Fahrenheit to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the period of employment. Workers should come prepare with appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described.