Field Workers: Bell Pepper Harvesters
Employer
Baloian Farms: Palm Ranch - Valentine and North Ave
Fresno, CA 93706
United States
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: Bell Pepper Harvesters, General Labor, Forklift Drivers, Tractor Drivers, General Farm Labor / General Ranch Maintenance to perform the following duties:
Field workers will harvest bell peppers, pick, sort and pack peppers, weeding (long-handled hoe), putting on and removing row covers, removing stakes and string.
Forklift Driver:
Sits down on the forklift and performs the following:
1. Moves knobs in the machine to move loads (bins or pallets) from one trailer to another in fields.
2. Loads and unloads from trailer, empty containers and containers full of product in fields.
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.
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.
Special Requirements
1-month experience in bell pepper harvest. Written verification of experience is required. Workers must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 25 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.