- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 30
- Job Duties:
- This job requires a minimum of three (3) months of general farm labor experience.
The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
Asumendi Produce is a fixed-site employer who grows, harvests and packs onions.
Forklift Driver, General Farm Labor / General Maintenance, Packing shed/facility (preparing freshly harvested crops for shipment in their original, unmanufactured state - sorting, palletizing & prepare for shipping.
This job requires a minimum of three (3) months of general farm labor experience.
The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, etc.
Forklift/Hyster Driver Specifications: The Forklift driver is responsible for inspecting the forklift. Forklift drivers use knobs and levers to operate the forklift.
Forklift driver duties:
• Before use of equipment, employer will provide, at no cost to workers, forklift safety certification training in accordance with OSHA general industry safety orders.
• Duties include the moving and stacking bins, transferring, and stacking of bins full of product onto the trailer.
• The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:
o Follow all safety precautions for OSHA.
o Basic Counting Skills
o Ability to move, stack, and/or dump bins, gondolas, pallets, and crates while driving forklift on various types of surfaces, such as, concrete, hard dirt, mud.
o Ability to judge distances.
o Perform light maintenance checks prior to operation such as fuel, oil, and air for tires.
o Work in a timely manner to satisfy the needs of the awaiting crew.
o Load commodities on all types of trailers, trucks, and equipment.
o Always be aware of surroundings like power lines, poles, people, and other equipment
o Wear required safety goggles/glasses to protect against dust, dirt, and debris.
o Report all mechanical problems immediately.
- Job Classification:
- 53-7062.00 - Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand