Farmworker: Diversified

Job description

Harvesting Iceberg Wrap Lettuce: The lettuce cutters will line up in designated lettuce row. Workers will bend over each lettuce to cut. After cutting the lettuce, workers will inspect and trim. Workers will then put lettuce in a bag and put the bag on a stainless-steel table that will be continually pushed behind the cutters as they proceed on their row. Workers will pack the cut and bagged lettuce in the field.

Incidental Duties: Some workers may be requested to be working crew leaders. These workers will be chosen based on several factors including the worker's performance and tenure.

Farm, Field, and Shed Sanitation: All workers will be responsible for picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors, and other farm/shed sanitation duties.

Corn: A corn puller will first be taken to designated field ready to be cut and harvested for the day. Once the corn puller is properly ready for work, the corn puller will line up in corn rows designated for him/her to pull. The worker will then proceed to stand in his or her area and bend over to each stalk and snap off ears of corn that are available to pull with his hands. After snapping off ears of corn, he will inspect them and then throw them onto tables that are located on the corn harvesting machine that will be moving behind the corn pullers as they continue to move forward in their designated rows. Everyday there will be different corn orders, there will be days when it will contain certain specifications on what needs to be cut, for example when dealing with first and secondary ear of corn etc. Depending on what the corn stalks have on them. The workers will be pulling corn, always keeping in mind that he will always have to meet company quality standards. Meeting these standards is a very important part of the job and the corn puller will have three to four days to train for these quality standards and the quantity of work expected from them and any other coworker doing the same job. A corn puller should harvest a minimum of 50 boxes of corn per
hour to be able to move along with the machinery that will be continually advancing behind them; we expect any new corn pullers to meet the same minimum within the first 5 days of work. The workers in order to perform this kind of work, must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather and he is possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the cutting process rapidly, the employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties
without charge to the worker. The employer will charge the worker for reasonable costs related to the worker’s refusal or negligence to return the tools or due to such worker’s willful damage or destruction of the tools.
Worker must possess the physical strength and endurance (ability to continue or last) to repeat the harvest process throughout the workday, working quickly and skillfully to perform activities assigned during that activity. Workers must work at a sustained (continuing for an extended period of time without interruption), vigorous pace (quick and steady) and make bona fide efforts (made in earnest intent) to work efficiently (performing or functions in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort) and consistently (same way for a long time) that are reasonable under the climatic and other working conditions, Workers may not leave trash, or other discarded items in work areas or vehicles but must dispose of such items in provided receptacles. Workers must wash hands with soap and water after all bathroom and meal breaks. Allergies to varieties of ragweed, goldenrod, insecticides, related agricultural chemicals, etc., may affect worker’s ability to perform the work described herein.

Special Requirements

Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order and have at least 1 month experience doing fieldwork. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers may be subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.