Field Workers (wine Grapes)
Employer
T&M Agricultural Services - DC Yountville Ranch, 1 California Drive
Yountville, CA 94599
United States
Job description
Mendoza Bros. Harvesting (also referred to herein as “Mendoza Bros”, “MBH”, “Employer” or “Company”) is headquartered in Santa Maria, California (2771 Santa Maria Way, Suite A, Santa Maria, CA, 93456). Phone: 805-720-9888. Business email address: [email protected]. The employer has designated this as the Application site.
Mendoza Bros is a registered Farm Labor Contractor
Federal Employer ID number (FEIN): 46-5445315
Job title: Field Workers (Wine Grapes)
Workers Needed:
a. Total: 24
b. H-2A: 24
Mendoza Bros seeks certification for 15 workers. The total number of workers is 15. These numbers are estimates as total workforce needs are dependent upon weather, crop conditions, and worker availability.
Field Worker (Wine Grapes):
Duties vary depending on the growing season:
Work in grape vineyards during growing season (May, 2023) will include hoeing (long handled hoe).
Work in grape vineyards during growing season (May 2023) will include weed removal and vine suckering.
Work in grape vineyards during growing season (approximately June 2023 through July 2023) will include leaf removal.
Work in grape vineyards on non-harvest activities (approximately August 2023 through mid-September 2023) will include early season crop removal, move wires, picking, root picking, irrigation, field maintenance, canopy management, shoveling, stake removal and replacement.
Work in grape vineyards during harvest season (approximately mid-September 2023 through the end of October 2023) will include picking wine grapes and activities directly related to wine grape picking.
Non-harvest related activities continue during harvest time of the year but are not directly related to wine grape picking and include fence repair, trellis repair, post removal and replacement, drainage, field gutters, plant new vineyard including digging, raking, clean up and post pounding.
Harvest activities include using sharp picking knives, standing, and kneeling on ground to pick fruit.
(See Addendum C)
Special Requirements
3 months of experience working with wine grapes is required. Specific requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and being able to use hand tools, including cutting knives.
(See Addendum C)