Graders & Sorters

Job description

Grade, sort, and package sweet potatoes grown on the farm. Workers may work in packing, shipping, maintenance, box or food safety departments. Workers stack, weigh and dump produce. May hand-fill boxes or bags with produce. May label or tag produce. Make boxes. Create and follow load tickets and other forms. Prepare inventory, logs and reports. Perform sanitation duties. May operate forklift or pallet jack. Worker may be assigned to perform sanitation duties to migrant farmworker housing that is owned or controlled by the fixed-site agricultural employer and furnished to its farmworkers. May inspect farmworker housing for compliance with applicable housing and safety rules and make necessary corrections to achieve compliance. May operate and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles or equipment. May supervise other workers. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid drivers license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Prolonged standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 75 lbs. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires one month verifiable prior experience packing produce.

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

The worker understands that if he abandons his employment or is terminated for cause prior to the end of the anticipated period of employment, the worker will forfeit the guarantee and reimbursement of certain transportation costs. Excessive absences and/or tardiness cannot be tolerated and may result in termination.

Daily individual work assignments, crew assignments, and location of work will be made by and at the sole discretion of the employer and/or workers supervisor. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and/or different tasks on different days. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or workers supervisor.

Ordenar, clasificar y empacar camote cultivados en la granja. El trabajador puede trabajar en los departamentos de embalaje, envo, mantenimiento, caja o seguridad alimentaria. Los trabajadores apilan, pesan y descargan los productos Puede llenar manualmente cajas o bolsas con productos. Puede etiquetar o etiquetar productos. Hacer cajas crear y seguir tickets de carga y otras formas. Prepare inventario, registros e informes. Realizar tareas de saneamiento. Puede operar montacargas o transpaletas. Se le puede asignar al trabajador que realice tareas de saneamiento a las viviendas de los trabajadores agrcolas migrantes que son propiedad o estn controladas por el empleador agrcola de sitio fijo y que se proporcionan a sus trabajadores agrcolas. Puede inspeccionar el alojamiento de los trabajadores agrcolas para verificar el cumplimiento de

Special Requirements

Prolonged standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 75 lbs. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires one month verifiable prior experience packing produce.