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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

259

Job Duties:

Strawberry Plant and Raspberry Plant Trimmer: Trim Shed Worker will sort, trim and bundle strawberry plants in trimming shed to prepare plants for packing and shipment and will be paid on a piecework basis. Worker may be assigned to fill support role for trim operations during harvest. Workers will perform duties associated with and directly related to trimming, including but not limited to packing plants, closing/stacking boxes in and around the trim shed, distributing plants, and clean-up functions in and around the trim shed and will be paid on an hourly basis. (See Item 17). Workers may trim a small amount of raspberry rootstock which consists of separating, sorting and cutting roots and canes and will be paid on a team piecework basis. Work production and quality will be monitored and reviewed for accuracy by the Supervisor. This position requires a good understanding of the strawberry trimming occupation. Must have 3 months of general strawberry crop production work experience within the previous 2 years. Strawberry regular trim: Stands at assigned station at trim table; takes harvested strawberry plants from pile on table; inspects and discards plants that do not meet specifications of trim shed supervisor, taking care not to discard marketable plants; creates hand of marketable plants, arranged so that all crowns are together, and all roots are aligned in the same direction; grasps root ends with other hand and passes roots over sickle blade on table to trim roots to uniform length; grasps stem end and passes stem end over sickle blade to trim stem end to uniform length; places hand of plants on table; repeats process to create a bundle of exactly 100 marketable plants, uniformly trimmed, bundled with crowns together, and roots aligned in same direction. Lays completed bundle on table to be removed by packer. Green trim: Same as regular trim, except only root ends are trimmed, and not leafy ends. Quality Control for Trimmers A quality control inspection of each workers daily production for regular strawberry and green trim only will be performed by a quality control worker and the worker will receive a quality control score for the purpose of controlling quality and calculating the workers bonus for each days work. The workers quality control score will be determined by randomly selecting and examining one or more bundles from the workers production during the work day. The quality control worker will examine the selected bundle(s) and assign a score based on the number of plants in the bundle (perfect score = 100), the number of bad plants in the bundle (perfect score = 0), and the appearance of the bundle based on uniformity of trim of roots and stems, alignment of roots and stems, and all crowns together (perfect score = 100). In the event that each workers work cannot be sampled during a work day because of a short day or for any other reason, the worker will be assigned the quality score earned the preceding day for that days work. Minimum daily productivity standard for regular and green plant trim: 950 plants trimmed and bundled per hour. May be subject to change based on industry standard. Minimum quality standard: 70%

Job Classification:

45-2092.02 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This position requires a good understanding of the strawberry trimming occupation. Must have 3 months of general strawberry crop production work experience within the previous 2 years. Workers must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Workers must listen to, understand and follow instructions of company supervisors and managers. Workers are expected to assist in maintaining work areas and company property in a neat and clean condition by not littering. Meals must be eaten in the assigned area(s) away from the employees work station. Trimshed Work is performed in partially open unheated buildings, and may involve exposure to mud, dust, heat, cold and other natural elements. Temperatures can range from below 30 degrees Fahrenheit to over 90 degrees Fahrenheit during the period of employment.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:30 A.M. - 3:15 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Sierra Cascade Nursery, Inc.

Location:

Susanville, CA 96130

Worksite

Address:

17230 Valley View Drive, Tulelake, CA 96134

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21196-465371

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Regular trim – $11.00 per 1,000 plants trimmed and bundled, plus quality incentive bonus of $0 to $3.00 per thousand plants depending on the quality of work performed.

Date Posted:

8/9/2021

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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