Supervisors

Job description

The job requires workers to supervise general farm laborers/harvesters or packing house laborers to ensure jobs are completed in accordance with company policies, report any issues to employer management, inspect product for quality, and use mobile device/tablet/computer system to track production.

General employment conditions and specific job requirements are detailed below.

General Conditions: Full Growing Season Commitment: Job offered requires the worker to be available for work every day that work is available for full Item 9 employment period. The worker agrees to be available for and perform the assigned work whenever work is available through the full employment period.

Worker must be able to perform all duties within the job description in a safe manner adhering to all established field safety guidelines, practices, and procedures.

Worker must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat supervisory and general labor duties throughout workday. Worker must work at sustained pace and make good faith efforts to work efficiently as reasonable under working conditions. The supervisor position requires extensive walking and repetitive stooping to pass through fields throughout the day.

Field work begins at assigned time shortly after daylight. Worker may be required to work in the field or packinghouse when crops are wet with dew or rain, and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions. Raincoats will be provided by the employer.

Employer provides instructions and the supervisor will be responsible for communicating instructions to workers. Supervisor must review worker production to ensure that workers have conformed to specific instructions given for each day's work.

The worker may never ride on agricultural equipment not designed for riding purposes. All work-related injuries must be immediately reported to the Employer.

Employer conducts and worker must attend orientation on workplace rules, harvest methods, crop specific issues, policies and safety information.

Supervisor must follow work rules listed below. Supervisor will be required to identify and address any work rule violations with workers in farm laborer/hand harvester position or packinghouse labors.

Field Supervisor: Worker will provide supervision to crew members in the farm laborer/hand harvester position. Workers will be assigned to harvest team members during harvest season.

Worker must be familiar with employer food safety policies, and work rules for farm laborer/hand harvester position. Worker must identify and address any violations of employment policies.

Worker will be required to clock farm laborers/hand-harvesters in and out, and track daily pieces rates.

Worker will be required to report any farm laborer/hand harvester worker absences or separations from employment to the Employer immediately.

Worker will be required to communicate with other supervisors and farm management.

Special Requirements

Criminal background check and drug testing: B & W Quality Growers may conduct criminal background checks at the employer's expense on all new applicants post-employment. Failure to pass criminal background check and/or drug screening is grounds for termination.