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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

30

Job Duties:

Vineyard Worker to perform the following duties: Canopy, fruit thinning, leafing, suckering, hoeing, installing wire & trellis, harvesting, tractor driving, clean-up and other related viticulture operations.Planting and Budding Laying out and marking the placement of the new vines placing plastic picnic knives in the ground at points that have been determined by a surveyor to indicate where vines will be planted Planting using a shovel, digging a hole approximately 18 deep and 12across, placing a small nursery grown plant in the hole, and refilling the hole with dirt Budding using a small knife, cutting a notch in a live grapevine, and using the same knife, removing a bud from a grapevine cutting and inserting it into the cut on the living plant. The union is wrapped with plastic tape or a rubber band Cutting Heads using hand shears, removing the part of the grapevine above where the bud has been inserted into the plant Trellis Systems Installing end posts and anchors with a shovel, digging a hole at the end of a vineyard row and placing a wooden or steel post in the hole and refilling the hole with dirt Setting up stakes placing a metal or wooden stake next to the spot where a vine will be planted and securing it by driving it into the ground Installing trellis systems and Line Posts placing metal posts at intervals in the vine row and driving them into the ground to support the grapevine canopies Installing wire unrolling 13 gauge wire from a spool, hanging it a predetermined heights on the line posts and securing it with metal clips Vine Control Cane tying after pruning, securing the parts of the vine that will bear fruit to the trellis wire using small pieces of wire or plastic tying tape Leaf Removal/Pulling during the growing season, removal of parts of the grapevine to allow for sunlight on the fruit and airflow around the fruit Pruning by hand with hand shears, removing growth from the previous growing season Suckering, and thinning by hand, removing growth and fruit deemed to be excessive for the current growing season Brush Chopping using a shredder mounted on the back of a vineyard tractor, shredding the canes and other woody material that have been removed from the vines during pruning Trimming by hand during the growing season, removal of excess foliage using hand shears Vine Tying/Training securing growing parts of the vine to the trellis structure using hand tools, plastic tie tape or twine Shoot Trimming using a hydraulically powered trimmer, mounted on a vineyard tractor, removing excess vine growth Moving Wires/Shoot Tucking manipulating by hand current seasons growth to conform to the shape of the trellis Burning Pruned Brush setting fire to piles of material that has been removed from the vines during pruning Installing Shade Cloth during the growing season, unrolling plastic shade cloth and hanging it on the trellis in a manner intended to protect the fruit from damaging sunlight Spur Spacing using hand shears, removing fruit bearing parts of the vine in an effort to evenly distribute the fruit in future years Spur Removal removal, either with hand shears or a saw fruit bearing parts of the vine Vineyard Repair/Replant Trellis Repair replacement of damaged trellis components, such as stakes, end posts and wire Budding Replants using a small knife, cutting a notch in a live grapevine, and using the same knife, removing a bud from a grapevine cutting and inserting it into the cut on the living plant that has been established as a replacement for a vine that has died or is not performing well. The union is wrapped with plastic tape or a rubber band Replanting using a shovel, digging a hole and placing a new vine into it, to replace a vine that is missing, and refilling the hole with dirt Hand hoeing using a shovel, removing unwanted weeds in the vineyard See addendum C.

Job Classification:

45-2092.02 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Workers must be able to lift 65 lbs frequently. No smoking or illegal weapons or controlled substances in the vineyards or in the houses. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops. Able to stoop, bend, and work in cold and wet conditions. Able to use tools such as pruning shears, grape knives, hand saws, weed eaters, hedgers, shovels. Workers may use chains saws. Safety use and training provided by employer. Workers must abide by Employer housing rules. Proficiency in English or Spanish is required for training and safety purposes. (i.e. Workers must listen to, understand and follow instructions of Employer supervisors and managers.) Work is performed outdoors in vineyards and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold, wet, humid, warm, dry, and other elements of the normal field environment. Temperatures can range from 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Coastal Farm Labor Services, Inc.

Location:

Oxnard, CA 93036

Worksite

Address:

5444 Trubody Lane, Napa, CA 94558

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-20081-425821

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

per ton crew

Date Posted:

4/16/2020

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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