Farmworkers And Laborers -crop Nursery Greenhouse

Job description

CA TAX ID 509 8177 8
The applicant may be asked to drive or move implements of husbandry in the field and be responsible for common cultural practices at the field level including the setting and removal of irrigation materials. This job offer includes Harvesting and Packing Bell Peppers, Harvesting and Packing Spinach, Cilantro, Parsley, Napa, Bok Choy, Kale, Beans, Corn, Peas, Cucumbers, Squash, Bush Berries, Broccoli, Celery, Tomatoes , Seed Broccoli and Seed Cauliflower.

Bell Peppers: Peppers are snapped off the plant and placed into a basket. Once the basket is full of peppers the basket is carried to the harvest belt and dumped onto the belt. Once dumped on the belt the harvester returns to where they left off and repeats the process. The belt guides the peppers into a bin and then are hauled to the cooler. Each basket weighs between 25 and 30 lbs. Each individual is expected to harvest 30 baskets per hour.

Packing bell peppers will be done in a packing shed. The day will be spent standing either filling boxes with bell peppers and then placing the boxes on a conveyor belt or stacking produce boxes removed from a conveyer belt. The produce boxes average 28 pounds. These two job functions will rotate every hour, so this individual will fill boxes for 1 hour and then stack boxes for 1 hour. Gloves will be needed for these two job functions and will be provided to the employee free of charge.

Spinach: Spinach is cut with a knife at the base of the plant. It is then gathered up and shaken to rid the bunch of yellow leaves and other unwanted leaves. The spinach is then wrapped with a twist tie and placed into the carton. Cartons are then loaded from the ground up onto a trailer and hauled to the cooler. Each carton weighs between 18 and 22 lbs. Each individual is expected to harvest and pack 11 cartons per hour. The crew may be asked to hoe the spinach. All employees are fully trained in the field and with video demonstration for proper hoeing techniques and posture. If asked to hoe the spinach, a standard-length hoe and gloves will be provided to each employee, at no expense to the employee, to hoe between the two lines of the spinach on the bed top. No other equipment is necessary. The employee hoeing stands completely erect while hoeing and on rare occasions bends over and hand pulls a single weed. This hoeing process is conducted in the same manner for spinach, cilantro and parsley. Hoeing these commodities is only done on a need basis and is avoided at all costs. Hoeing provides no economic benefit, so it is only done as a last resort and is done on a very sporadic basis. 2% or less of the worker’s time will be devoted to hoeing.

Cilantro: Cilantro is cut with a knife at the base of the plant. It is then gathered up and shaken to rid the bunch of yellow leaves and other unwanted leaves. The cilantro is then wrapped with a twist tie and placed into the carton. Cartons are then loaded from the ground up onto a trailer and hauled to the cooler. Each carton weighs between 18 and 22 lbs. Everyone is expected to average 7.65 cartons (60 count) per hour and 14 cartons (30 count) per hour. The crew may be asked to hoe the cilantro. All employees are fully trained in the field and with video demonstration for proper hoeing techniques and posture. If asked to hoe the cilantro, a standard-length hoe and gloves will be provided to each employee, at no expense to the employee, to hoe between the two lines of the cilantro on the bed top. No other equipment is necessary. The employee hoeing stands completely erect while hoeing and on rare occasions bends over and hand pulls a single weed. This hoeing process is conducted in the same manner for spinach.

Special Requirements

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