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Field Workers Strawberry Harvester (harvest Aid)
AG EMPLEO LLC
Watsonville, CA
$16.05 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +18058893558
- Email address to Apply:
- agempleo@berry.net
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 48
- Job Duties:
- Employee picks strawberries in varying weather conditions, while adhering to quality and production standards determined by Company, using physical body motions, including picking fruit, pushing carts and carrying crates weighing up to 10-13 lbs when full. Employees will be required to harvest strawberries using the Harvest Aid. The employee harvests by walking behind the harvest aid as the harvest aid moves across the row from one end to the other. When the employee completes a crate, he/she places the full crate on a platform on the harvest aid and begins anew. When working with the harvest aid, the employee is required to work as part of a team of harvesters and the employee is expected to maintain a similar pace to the harvest aid team members. The aid harvest team is able to control the speed at which the harvest aid moves across the field. Employee will be responsible for ensuring the quality of the harvested berries meets quality and inspection requirements. This position will not be required to perform the responsibilities of a Strawberry Ground Crew Harvester as this is a different position.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.02 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop
The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.
Job Requirements
- Experience Required:
- Yes
- Months of Experience Required:
- 3
- Special Requirements:
- Three months of experience in harvesting berries. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops for proper ripeness and maturity, no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Proficiency in English or Spanish is required for training and safety purposes. Work is performed outdoors in open fields and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal field environment. Temperatures can range from 50 degrees F to over 90 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described.This work may entail exposure to plant pollens, insects and noxious plants, and to fields and plant materials which have been treated with insect and/or disease control sprays. See addendum C.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 36
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 6:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- AG EMPLEO LLC
- Location:
- Oxnard, CA 93030
- Telephone Number:
- +18058893558
Worksite
- Address:
- Reiter Berry Farms Struve 2218 W Beach Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-21126-293715
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Additional Wage Information:
- Strawberry Organic or Conventional Crate $16.05 Hour With speed from 0 to 4.99 crates "20 in Long x 16 in Wide x 3.425 in High 20 in Long x 16 in Wide x 2.75 in High 20 in Long x 16 in Wide x 4 in High"
- Date Posted:
- 5/28/2021