Harvest Laborer
Employer
Bartels Ranch (no physical address)
Yerington, NV 89447
United States
Job description
Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the harvesting of onions and pumpkins.
The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production.
Onion harvesting will include the following responsibilities: pull onions from the ground; cut tops off with scissors; drop into five gallon bucket; transfer full buckets into burlap sacks (3 buckets per sack). To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when picking/harvesting onions, worker must, after a 10 day conditioning period, fill at least 10 1/2 burlap sacks per hour under normal working conditions.
Pumpkin harvesting will include the following responsibilities: use harvesting knife to safely cut pumpkins from vine; lift and place pumpkins into bin.
Special Requirements
Applicants must have 20 days experience with the harvesting of onions and pumpkins. To meet minimum acceptable performance standards when picking/harvesting onions, the worker must, after a 10-day conditioning period, fill at least 10 1/2 burlap sacks per hour under normal working conditions.