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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

270

Job Duties:

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 to perform the following duties: Berries machine & ground harvest, transplanting, planting, plant pruning, runner cutting, spacing, trellising, cleaning, general ranch maintenance, general farm labor, hoeing & hand weeding (long-handled hoe), shovel work, bird net installation, truck loading, box assembly, loading, sucker removal, pot filling, container irrigation, cart/plant loading, plant preparation for shipping, plant loading/unloading, plant transplanting, plant spacing, plant dumping, boxing for shipping, cutting sticking, rowboss, bench moving, irrigation assembly & installation, plant harvesting, machine operator, tractor driver, time keeper, puncher/QC, loader, CalVan drivers, prepare freshly harvested crop for shipment, Field Safety/Food Safety activities, sanitization activities, and health/wellness monitor. All activities are conducted in the field. Workers will also perform duties associated with and directly related to strawberry, blueberry, blackberry harvest work, including but not limited to picking and berries in the field for fresh market and freezing/juicing; Prepare freshly harvested crop for shipment; Distinguish quality and ripeness; Pick, and place in tray / packing containers in the field. Strawberry, blueberry, blackberry ground/table crews will not use a machine aid. Pickers will work on a strawberry, raspberry picker machine to aid harvest; working in rows, the worker bends over and picks berries with hands; places the berries in a box and stacks the full boxes on the machine floor, the top of the machine carries the empty boxes; the worker, therefore, does not carry the full boxes to the end of the row. Strawberry, raspberry ground/table crews will not use a machine aid; working in rows, the worker bends over and picks berries with hands; places the berries in a box; walks and carries the box with berries to the packing table located at the end of the row in the field. The worker returns to the row to continue ground harvest. Row Boss: Assist crew foreman with pre-harvest process and audits. Checks product quality. Serves as quality control person. Helps coordinate daily production. 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. Field Safety / Food Safety activities: Worker works closely with Row Boss and fills out documentation for Field Safety / Food Safety compliance, including but not limited to, crew training attendance, crew safety tailgates, internal crew audits, updates training packages, maintains roster of crew certifications, weekly review of field safety / food safety compliance. Workers will also perform work on the farm at the growing and housing locations lives in company-provided housing; clean rooms; reports incidents or complaints; ensures workers go to work every day and documents when a worker is absent and the reason for missing work; monitors food is served accordingly to all workers; must be able to drive and will occasionally drive to other housing sites / fields to check on employees. Sanitization Activities: workers will perform sanitization activities at housing facilities to ensure workers wellness and safety.

Job Classification:

45-2092.02 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

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 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.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Fresh Harvest, Inc.

Location:

Heber, CA 92249

Telephone Number:

+17603525212

Worksite

Address:

Ito Brothers, Inc. - Hueneme Ranch, 1835 E Hueneme Rd., Oxnard, CA 93030

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21294-661059

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Bonus: A discretionary production bonus may apply. Overtime and Benefits: The employer will abide by the required Federal or applicable State laws when paying overtime and benefits to employees performing the listed activities herein.

Date Posted:

11/12/2021

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