Field Workers: Onion Harvest

Job description

H-2A and corresponding domestic workers must be available to perform each of the following job activities in connection with the harvesting and farming operations:

Field Workers: Onion Harvest, General Ranch Labor, Forklift Driver, Tractor Driver, General Farm Labor / General Ranch Maintenance, CalVan Driver, Row Boss, prepare freshly harvested crop for shipment, Field Safety/Food Safety activities, Housing Monitor, and Health/Wellness Monitor to perform the following duties:

Yellow/Green/Red Onion Harvest: This job requires the employee to manually top onion in an open field on hands and knees with company-provided shears. Topping onion is a process by which the onion bulb roots and stems are manually cut off/clipped with shears, and the bulbs are put in a sack and then placed on a harvesting maching to be loaded onto a truck. Employee must handle onion bulbs with caution to avoid damage. Employee will need to ensure minimal amount of dirt, roots, and trash are placed in the sack. Employee must be able to handle pulled onion on hands and knees; separate, pull, grasp, cut, clip, and lift bags onto the harvesting machine; prepare freshly harvested crop for shipment; perform general ranch labor - weeding, thinning, hoeing (using a long-handled hoe); safely walk on uneven ground in different parts of the field to perform the work.

Forklift Driver Specifications: The Forklift driver is responsible for inspecting the forklift. Forklift drivers use knobs and levers to operate the forklift. Duties include the transferring and stacking of bins full of product onto the trailer. The employee works in an area that consists of 300 ft. in radius. Cycle is repeated.

Tractor Driver Specifications: The tractor driver is responsible for inspecting the tractor. Duties include getting in and out of the fields. The tractor driver takes empty bins, goes into the lot and sets them throughout the lot for workers to fill with product. The tractor driver gets in and out of the field as bins are set. Once workers fill up the bin, the tractor driver gets into the lot to take out the bins full of product. The tractor driver takes them out of the field and once out the field, a forklift transfers the product into the trailer. Cycle is repeated.

Row Boss: Assist crew foreman with pre-harvest process and audits. Checks product quality. Serves as quality control person. Helps coordinate daily production.

General Ranch Maintenance / General Farm Labor includes, but is not limited to, on the farm road maintenance and dust control to farm roadways by means of farm equipment.

Housing monitor: Workers will perform work on the farm at the growing and housing locations – lives in company-provided housing; assists with maintenance and upkeep/repairs of worker housing facilities, including housing cleaning detail to provide a high standard for safe and secure living conditions and food service; help set up housing and move furniture (mainly bunk beds and mattresses) from the housing sites to storage containers before the end of the period of need; monitors food is served accordingly to all workers; reports incidents or complaints; monitor and prepare reports on attendance; must be able to drive and will occasionally drive to other housing sites / fields to check on employees.

Field Safety / Food Safety activities: Worker works closely with Row Boss and fills out documentation for Field Safety / Food Safety compliance, including but not limited to, crew training attendance, crew safety tailgates, internal crew audits, updates training packages, maintains roster of crew certifications, weekly review of field safety / food safety compliance.

Sanitization Activities: workers will preform sanitization activities at housing facilities to ensure workers’ wellness and safety.

Special Requirements

1 month experience harvesting crops to avoid crop damage and personal injury. Written verification of experience is required. Workers must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 50-100 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Workers must be able to listen, understand, and follow instructions of company supervisors and managers.

The company's Employment Arbitration Agreement is set forth in this Clearance Order outlining the procedures to follow in raising concerns to seek their prompt resolution with an option to arbitrate unresolved matters.