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Strawberry Farmworker
Cardenas Bros. Farming, Inc.
Nipomo, CA
$18.65 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +18053466020
- Email address to Apply:
- claudia_gonz07@comcast.net
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 38
- Job Duties:
- Strawberry harvesting, crop care, plant management, hand weeding, thinning, cutting runners, cutting dead fruit stems, cleaning the top of the beds of any dead leafs, old fruit or dead plant material, soil preparation, planting. Sort fruit according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity; keep count of harvested and loaded crops, ensuring accuracy of all counts, record keeping, overages, shortages, errors. May use handheld knife and/or cannery ring. Ground crew. ***Because berries are a small crop and delicate by nature, they must be weeded and thinned by hand. Employer will provide workers 5 minutes additional rest time every 4 hours worked and workers will be provided gloves, knee pads and training in prevention of work-related injuries.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.
Job Requirements
- Experience Required:
- Yes
- Months of Experience Required:
- 3
- Special Requirements:
- min 60 boxes/day (for market) at peak; min 50 boxes/day (for cannery)
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 35
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Cardenas Bros. Farming, Inc.
- Location:
- Santa Maria, CA 93455
- Telephone Number:
- +18053466020
Worksite
- Address:
- Walsh Ranch Lot 9 & 12 Orchard Road, Nipomo, CA 93444
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23024-724730
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Additional Wage Information:
- $1.25/box(market) - 2.00/box (cannery) minimum, varies dependent upon on productivity / Average Expected Hourly Rate: $18.65 per hour / box sizes are 18.5x14x5 for cannery, 19.5x16x3 5/8 for market
- Date Posted:
- 2/6/2023