Field Worker (farm Labor)

Job description

Agricultural Field Worker Duties:

• Spinach [VERIFY CROPS] harvest (hand and machine)
• Clean and washes different types of equipment, vehicles and machinery.
• May be assigned to install and collect mice traps in production fields.
• Transport equipment to different locations.
• Conduct company errands as assigned.
• Clean and clear debris.
• Safely operate a variety of tools including pressure washers.
• Maintain a safe working environment and use appropriate personal protective equipment.
• Comply with company policies, safety regulations and legal guidelines.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Comfortable working with small equipment or ability to learn new skills.
• Team player and effective collaborator.
• Ability to perform tasks quickly and accurately.
• Self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
Selection Guidelines:
• Some experience in farming including the operation of tractors and other farm equipment; or any equivalent combination of training and experience.

Physical Requirements:
• Communicates orally with management and co-workers by telephone or in person.
• Required to stand and walk for extended periods of time during work shift.
• Routinely required to stoop, bend, kneel, lift, and reach, in the performance of job function.
• Requires the essential use of hands, speech, eyesight, and hearing.
• Spend most of the time outdoors, exposed to potentially difficult environment conditions.
• Lifting limitations for this position: 30-50 lbs.

Cook Job Duties:
• Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment
• Prepare ingredients to use in cooking (chopping and peeling vegetables, cutting meat etc.)
• Cook food in various utensils or grillers
• Check food while cooking to stir or turn
• Ensure great presentation by dressing dishes before they are served
• Keep a sanitized and orderly environment in the kitchen
• Ensure all food and other items are stored properly
• Check quality of ingredients
• Monitor stock and place orders when there are shortages
Qualifications:
• Proven experience as cook
• Experience in using cutting tools, cookware and bakeware
• Knowledge of various cooking procedures and methods (grilling, baking, boiling etc.)
• Ability to follow all sanitation procedures
• Ability to work in a team
• Very good communication skills
• Excellent physical condition and stamina
Selection Guidelines:
o 3 months preparing/cooking food

Physical Requirements:
• Stand for long periods of time.
• Use their hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Repeat the same movements.
• Walk or run for long periods of time.
• Bend or twist their body.

Special Requirements

Minimum Job Qualifications: Three month vegetable harvest, weeding, and irrigating experience or three months preparation cook experience. Workers must be able to lift 60-90 lbs frequently. Work is performed outdoors in open fields and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal outdoor grove environment. Temperatures can range from 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment.