Farm Laborer
Employer
5900 WEST DICKENSON FERRY ROAD
MERCED, CA 95341
United States
Job description
To properly harvest and care for almond trees in harvesting almonds, employees will be responsible for irrigating almond trees, fertilizing almond trees, spraying almond trees for pests, moving surrounding area, tree removal, and harvesting of almonds.
Irrigation includes but is not limited to: turning pups on. Thereafter they will go down every single row of trees to check for damage to any pipes or sprinklers themselves as rodents often chew up lines that feed the water. If any damage is present, employees will replace and repair the damaged line and/or sprinkler head, this is every day.
Fertilizing includes but is not limited to: operating small tractor which has a fertilizer applicator on the back end, slowly drive tractor up and down every tow of almond trees to fertilize.
Spraying almond trees with pest deterrent: - employer will mix chemicals into big fan. Once completed employees will drive tractor with fan behind it down and up every row of trees.
Moving surrounding area: employees s to walk up every tow of trees and remove any overgrowth in the rows so to allow proper growth of the tree. This is done with rake and shovel.
Harvesting of almonds - employees are to rake the almonds in piles so harvest can pick up almonds on every row on each end.
Tree removal - as employees are watering, they are also looking for tree removal. if there is a dead tree, they are responsible to remove it with small saw and then shovel. once removed they will dig a small hole and plant a new tree for proper growth.
Ancillary duties include corn harvesting from August - September.
Hoe field with Grape Hoe: Aerate soil with Broad fork; remove Mulch; irrigate corn similar to duties involved with Almond tree irrigation; spray corn for pest control with similar device as almond spray. Pick corn harvesting and place in bucket to be packed and ready to ship.
Special Requirements
Two weeks of training will be provided by employer.