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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

27

Job Duties:

Job description for heavy laborer at the onion shed: Incident to and in conjunction with other agricultural operations on the farm, a heavy laborer must be able to perform all secondary agricultural responsibilities and general job specifications , as described in 29 C.F.R. 780.105(c), outlined below: The employee must work as a member of the heavy laborer crew at the onion shed performing the following tasks in loading and moving of onions under the direction of a foreperson or supervisor. Employees shall work under close supervision of a crew leader and receive specific instructions on required tasks and results expected. Employees perform routine tasks that require a limited exercise of judgment that will build heavy laborer skills and efficiencies. Specifically, an employee: • Handles (e.g., fills, lifts, carries, moves, pushes) sacks of onions weighing either 25-30 lbs. or 50-55 lbs. The onion sacks are each labeled according to their minimum weight of 25 lbs. or 50 lbs. To ensure that weight is met, onion sacks are filled to a designated weight in excess of that minimum as instructed by a supervisor. • Stands in front of conveyor, grabs a sack of onions weighing between 25 and 55 lbs. and places the sack on a pallet that is about two feet away. • Stands in front of the bagger machine, inserts an empty onion sack onto the machine, the machine fills it with onions, once the sack of onions is filled (i.e., by filling it just past the 25 lb. and 50 lb. minimum by a couple of pounds), the employee then ties the sack, carries it and sets it on the conveyor, which is about one foot away, and then wraps the sack with netting. • Hangs empty 25 lb. and 50 lb. sacks on the machine. • Stacks 40 lb. boxes and Reusable Plastic Crates (PRCs) on pallets and ties them down with corner boards and blue straps. • Changes sizing chains and brushes the machine. • Helps move 25 lb. and 50 lb. bagger machines (on wheels) as needed. • Fills onion bins with onions coming off machine. • Moves empty onion bins into place to be filled. • Sweeps and shovels dirt and onion skins into bins. • Fills boxes, RPCs and sacks on bagger machine. • Helps Quality Control move full boxes and sacks of onions for weight check and inspection. • Makes boxes, RPCs, cardboard bins and lids. • Dumps 25 lb. and 50 lb. sacks, 40 lb. RPCs and 40 lb. boxes into onion bins for repacks. • Works outside where temperatures may exceed 100 degrees. • Works inside cooler where temperatures may be 34 degrees. • Moves pallets into position to stack bags, RPC’s and boxes. • Cleans-up work area which may consist of picking up trash and other debris throughout the work shift and before the end of the workday as needed and directed. • Provides regular, reliable, predictable attendance • Works in a safe manner to prevent injury to him/her-self and others. • Respects and gets-along with members of supervision directing the work. The Company reserves the right to place employees in types of work or on crews where such labor is needed, even if the employee was initially hired for another particular type of work or another crew, so long it is in keeping with the foregoing activities.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Employee must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 55 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Employees must listen to, understand, and follow instructions of Company row bosses, forepersons, supervisors and managers. Employees are expected to assist in maintaining work areas and Company property in a neat and clean condition by not littering or in any deliberate way defacing Company property. Rest and meal periods must be taken in the assigned area(s) for food safety reasons unless an off-site rest or meal period is elected by the employee. See Addendum C.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Tanimura & Antle Onions, LLC.

Location:

Salinas, CA 92057

Worksite

Address:

1104 Miller Road, Bard, CA 92222

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-22063-950157

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

3/24/2022

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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