General Farm Labor / Harvesting

Job description

WATERMELON- Perform manual labor to hand cut watermelons. Use hand tools such as shears and knives. Duties also include cleaning, loading, and unloading harvested products. Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel and quality to ensure correct processing and usage. Discard inferior or defective products and/or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing. Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel. Measure, weigh and count products and materials. Examine and inspect containers, materials and products. Clean and maintain work areas. Must assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, and lifting up to 80 lbs.

Grove Clean-up and duties: Workers may be required to perform miscellaneous grove clean-up work. These activities may included removing debris, boxes, discarded fruit from fields to clean growing area , pruning, painting trees, repair and or replace irrigation equipment , may maintain fence lines and moving farm equipment . Workers performing grove clean-up work will be paid the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing rate minimum wage rate, the agreed upon collective bargaining wage or the Federal or State minimum wage which ever is higher, except where a special procedure is approved for an occupation or specific class of agricultural employment.. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications , will be provided to the worker on the day the work commences.

Volunteer Bus drivers: will drive passenger bus a}Drivers are required to have a valid CDL class B driver's license with passenger endorsement to operate School buses. b} Must provide MVR with no points and accidents .c} Must pass Certification of road test.d} Valid DOT Medical certificate.e} Pre-Employment Drug and Alcohol testing and subject to random drug testing. f} Inquiry to Previous Employers: Safety Performance History Records Request .g} Insurance company must accept driver to hire CDL drivers. h}Drivers will be paid a hourly wage rate during the time of operating passenger buses, and during crop harvest activities an applicable piece rate.i}Drivers will assist service mechanics in servicing or repairing buses as needed and preform daily maintenance & safety checks.j} driver is required to have valid FLC card.

The employer will be asking for volunteer drivers.

Special Requirements

Criminal background check will be conducted post-hire at the employers expense. Pre-employment drug testing will be at employer's expense and is conducted after hire for any ex-felons or sex offenders. Not all 635 workers require drivers license. Employer will be asking for volunteer drivers.