- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 701
- Job Duties:
- Field Worker (Organic and Conventional) Mix Romaine (Romaine, Butter, Red Leaf and Green Leaf) and Romaine Hearts to perform the following duties on the farm:
Hand Laborer
• Hand Laborer will cut or pack a wide variety of produce in the correct quality, size and weight for the correct packs in the field.
• Continual visual examination of product to determine if product is right for harvesting.
• Use of hands and arms to handle and cut product with a medium size knife; the product will then be placed on a machine belt. Continual bending to reach product.
• The product can either be placed on a moving loading belt or inside a box in the furrows then it will be picked to process and pack at a designated location.
• Packer will pack product in carton boxes, plastic totes, and plastic bags, add rubber band tags, place stickers on product, and/or any other packs that the customer requires.
• The Box Maker will accommodate boxing materials from a trailer to box making area of the harvest.
• The boxes are then placed onto an overhead track and pushed down the track as worker continues making boxes and placing them on track.
• Mark cartons by using marking tools or stickers.
• The Loader will inspect final packaging before loading boxes onto pallets and will palletize orders as needed before loading onto trailers for transport.
• Ensure that all Food Safety policies are followed.
• Ensure that all Safety procedures are followed to reduce the risk of any type of injury to either the employee or others.
• Reports all safety problems, incidents and injuries to harvest foreperson immediately. Comply with all Company policies.
Machine laborer
• Cut, pack, and trim a wide variety of produce in the correct quality, size and weight for the correct packs in the field.
• May harvest product by hand, and/or using a harvest knife.
• Continual visual examination of produce to determine if product is right for harvesting.
• Use of hands and arms to handle the product. Continual bending to reach product.
• Place completed packed product onto moving equipment such as conveyors in the field.
• Packer will pack product in carton boxes, plastic totes, and plastic bags, add rubber band tags, place stickers on product, and/or any other packs that the customer requires.
• The Box Maker will accommodate boxing materials from a trailer to box making area of the harvest machine.
• The boxes are then placed onto an overhead track and pushed down the track as worker continues making boxes and placing them on track.
• Mark cartons by using marking tools or stickers.
• The Loader will inspect final packaging before loading boxes onto pallets and will palletize orders as needed before loading onto trailers for transport.
• Walking and standing throughout shift on uneven ground and in leafy rows with debris.
• Ensure that all Food Safety policies are followed.
• Ensure that all Safety procedures are followed to reduce the risk of any type of injury to either the employee or others.
• Reports all safety problems, incidents and injuries to harvest foreperson immediately. Comply with all Company policies.
Machine sealer
• The Machine Sealer is responsible for securing and packaging a wide variety of produce in the correct quality, size and weight for the correct packs in the field.
• Warm up and inspect sealing points on the machine at the start of each day.
• Adjust, calibrate, and change sealing rolls and wipes.
• Update printer bag information, and replace printer ribbon.
• Examine and inspect containers, packaging material and product to ensure that packing specifications are met with the proper seal, and date stamp.
• Use hands and arms to handle product. Continual bending to reach product.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse