- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 6
- Job Duties:
- Field preparation including weeding, shoveling, and hoeing, manually plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack Fall fruit & vegetables. To include but not limited to strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, melons, & pumpkins. This includes transplanting, irrigation, and pruning, stake and string on trellis, cut and stack firewood. This requires prolonged bending, stooping, & reaching , must be able to lift minimum of 50 pounds. Workers should be fast with hands and very agile. Assemble shipping cartons, load and unload delivery trucks. Will be responsible for maintenance and repairs of irrigation systems, and daily cleaning of work areas. Workers must perform work in extreme temperatures ranging from 32*F to 100*F. Work varies from day to day depending on various crops. All tools and supplies will be provided by employer at no cost to worker.
*Strawberries: 1)Hand planting of strawberry plants, monitoring progress, application and removal of row covers as needed for frost protection until winter dormancy.
*All other seasonal Fruits, Vegetables & Melons: Plant seeds, transplant, lay plastic mulch, and water lines for irrigation. Plant, harvest, packing throughout spring, into mid-summer.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse