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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

37

Job Duties:

Vegetable Warehouse Worker: Field-packed broccoli, sweet corn, cucumbers, peppers, squash and other vegetables are transported from the field to the warehouse on trucks. Produce is unloaded, stacked, properly counted, tagged and put in cooler or chlorine bath as soon as received. Workers may re-grade or re-package field-packed produce. Workers may load trucks by hand or forklift. Workers perform sanitation duties such as cleaning restrooms, sweeping, hosing down loading dock. Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Work is performed inside cooler room at constant 45 degrees F. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result required before beginning work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday. Must not hinder another worker’s productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires three months verifiable experience as a vegetable warehouse worker. Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Cultivate and hand-harvest sweet corn, broccoli, cauliflower and squash. Load harvested sweet corn, broccoli, cauliflower and squash in field. Field workers may participate in irrigation activities. May make and stack boxes, check and count field-packed produce. Workers will walk field, bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape, and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may cut developed produce from plant and place into bucket. Workers may carry full bucket containing vegetables and empty into field bin or load onto truck or trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Workers must take care not to bruise or scar produce. Worker will return to assigned row/area and repeat the process. Worker must pick plants clean of correct size and maturity. Produce may be graded and packed in the field. Produce must be washed thoroughly. All workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when handling produce for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before work and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited during working time. All workers must report to work clean and in clean clothes. Workers may be required to perform work that is incidental to farming the crops listed in the application. All other duties, if any assigned, will be those duties of Farm Worker, Diversified Crops, DOT code 407.687-010 (SOC (ONET/OES) code 45-2092.02). This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated. The worker understands that if he abandons his employment or is terminated for cause prior to the end of the anticipated period of employment, the worker will forfeit the ¾ guarantee and reimbursement of certain transportation costs. Excessive absences and/or tardiness cannot be tolerated and may result in termination. Daily individual work assignments, crew assignments, and location of work will be made by and at the sole discretion of the employer and/or worker’s supervisor. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and/or different tasks on different days. Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Work is performed inside cooler room at constant 45 degrees F. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result required before beginning work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires three months verifiable experience as a vegetable warehouse worker.

Number of Hours Per Week:

42

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Barwick Packing LLC

Location:

Oak Grove, VA 22443

Worksite

Address:

1101 W Coffee St, Barwick, GA 31720

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23200-201145

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

8/1/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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