Field Workers, Row Boss, Agricultural Equipment Operators...

Job description

Full Job Title: Field Workers (Clean and Core of Head Lettuce, Head Lettuce, Romaine Carton, Romaine Top and Tail Value added and Heart/Mixed Leaf Carton, Tender Leaf, Cabbage Value added and Fresh Box, Mix Leaf, Green Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Kale/Collards, Cilantro, Parsley, Italian Parsley, Mustard Greens, Chinese Mustard, Turnip Greens, Bok Choy, Baby Bok Choy and Napa Cabbage), Row Boss, Agricultural Equipment Operator, Field Forklift Driver, Field Sanitation Work, Employee Housing & Field Health Coordinator and Cal Van Drivers

Heavy labor field worker to harvest (Clean and Core of Head Lettuce, Head Lettuce, Romaine Carton, Romaine Top and Tail Value added and Heart/Mixed Leaf carton)

Specific to Dole, Clean and Core of Head Lettuce: Heavy field work to harvest cored head lettuce in preparation for value added processing. Manual cutting is done by walking in uneven furrows behind a harvesting conveyor belt or riding a machine platform. Under the direction of the field Supervisors, the worker then determines the size and quality of the cored lettuce to be harvested and using a harvesting knife with a coring attachment, the employee bends at the waist, grasps produce and cuts the head from its roots. Employee then trims the outer leaves from the head and removes core with the coring attachment. Employee inspects the head lettuce for defects and places head onto the belt. The process is repeated. The cored lettuce is then carried down the belt where employees inspect quality, core, and remove loose leaves prior to being dropped in a bin where it is sorted to bin capacity. Bins are constructed and sorted directly on the trailer on a pallet. Bins may weigh up to 50 lbs. empty. Empty pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs and are moved by forklifts (when available) or are carried
between two workers and assembled.

Specific to Dole, Top & Tail: Heavy field work to harvest romaine lettuce in preparation for value added processing. Manual cutting is done by walking in uneven furrows behind a harvesting conveyor belt. Under the direction of the field Supervisors, the worker then determines the size and quality of the romaine lettuce to be harvested and using a harvesting knife, the employee bends at the waist, grasps produce and cuts the head from its roots. Employee then trims the outer leaves from the head and places head onto table. The process is repeated. The romaine is then topped and cored then carried down the belt where employees inspect quality, core, and remove loose leaves prior to being dropped in a bin where it is sorted to bin capacity. Bins are constructed and sorted directly on the trailer on a pallet. Bins may weigh up to 50 lbs. empty. Empty pallet bins can weigh up to 95 lbs and are moved by forklifts (when available) or are carried between two workers and assembled.

Specific to Dole Tender Leaf: Heavy field work to harvest tender leaf: Employees spot check, sort, stack, fill and load tender leaf in the field. Spotting is done by walking in uneven furrows in front of a harvesting platform machine or belt. Under the direction of the field supervisor employees check for any foreign material such as trash and move irrigation pipe from one furrow to another. The harvest machine or belt then cuts produce and transporters it thru a conveyor where employees sort and fill totes and or bins. Once totes, cartons or bins are filled they are pushed on to conveyor belt for loaders to close/cover and stack on the pallet. The cartons or totes for the product are constructed by unfolding and bending the material as designed to form a box. Carton is labeled and marked as required. The process is repeated. The cartons, totes or bins are lifted then stacked onto pallets on the deck of the harvester or trailer. Cartons or totes with product can weigh up to 50 lbs. Empty pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs and are moved by forklifts (when available) or are carried
between two workers and assembled.

Special Requirements

Please See Addendum C.