Citrus Harvesters

Job description

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Following the Supervisors instructions.

General Clean-up of Grove Property and Housing for Harvesting Workers: Workers on physical work restrictions or when harvesting work is not available may be required to perform miscellaneous clean-up work on grove property, on structures utilized in the grove operation, and on housing for harvesting workers. Such clean-up activities include the sprouting, pruning, and painting of trees, and injecting trees; debris, weed, and vine removal; irrigation repair and replacement; housing and structure cleaning and repair; and general grove clean-up as required. Additional alternate work may include planting young trees, pruning trees, painting trees, pulling weeds, cleaning weeds, packing fruit, and other duties as needed. Workers may need to assist in the use of farm equipment such as tractors, trucks and harvesting machinery, etc.

**The employer will provide a 14 day training period. At the end of the training period the worker must produce enough to earn the production standards identified in this application at the end of the subsequent payroll period.

General Specifications and Physical Requirements of the Job:
All work is performed in outdoor agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold and other natural elements. Worker must be able to withstand working in the direct sunlight, and conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain and cold while performing their required job duties. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described.

The work entails exposure to soil, plants, insects, and plant materials such as, but not limited to pesticides and fertilizers. Employer will comply with all worker protection standards and restrictions applicable to the use of pesticides and other chemicals. Workers are required to comply with all applicable worker protections standards as communicated by Supervisors and Farm Managers. Required posters will be placed at applications areas displaying date and time that re-entry is allowed. For the Company to ensure the highest level of food safety within its operation, workers must be able to listen to, and follow verbal instruction by any Company Farm Manager and/or Supervisors, and understand the purpose of required posters that are in place.