Farmworker

Job description

Job Description and requirements: Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. The job duties harvesting sweet potato. Prolonged standing, bending, stooping, and reaching is required to perform the job duties. Workers must be able to lift 60 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and be able to lift and carry 60 lbs. in the field. Exposure to extreme temperatures.

Being under the influence, using, or having possession of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. The use of a personal cell phone during working hours is prohibited and may result in immediate termination if the call is not work related or an emergency. Workers must not interfere with another workers productivity.

Sweet Potato: Sweet potato harvest workers will walk along rows that has been previously plowed. Workers will stoop, bend and kneel to pick up sweet potatoes using hands and finger to dig out unexposed potatoes. Workers may grade in the field separating #1s and #2s into separated 5/8 field hampers. Canners, when harvested, will be placed into a separate bin. Damaged or diseased potatoes will not be harvested. Worker will be required to stay on assigned row. Full hampers weighing up to 35 lbs. will be carried to truck row to be loaded onto truck or trailer. Workers may be required to perform other duties as required by the employer. Hand harvesting sweet potatoes will be paid on a piece rate.

All workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when touching crops for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before entering field for harvest activities and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited during working time.