Strawberry Farmworker
Employer
Walsh Ranch Lot 9 & 12 Orchard Road
Nipomo, CA 93444
United States
Job description
Strawberry harvesting, crop care, plant management, hand weeding, thinning, cutting runners, cutting dead fruit stems, cleaning the top of the beds of any dead leafs, old fruit or dead plant material, soil preparation, planting. Sort fruit according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity; keep count of harvested and loaded crops, ensuring accuracy of all counts, record keeping, overages, shortages, errors. May use handheld knife and/or cannery ring. Ground crew. ***Because berries are a small crop and delicate by nature, they must be weeded and thinned by hand. Employer will provide workers 5 minutes additional rest time every 4 hours worked and workers will be provided gloves, knee pads and training in prevention of work-related injuries.
Special Requirements
min 60 boxes/day (for market) at peak; min 50 boxes/day (for cannery)