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Farm Worker
Ballesteros Packing LLC
El Centro, CA
$18.65 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +18319007075
- Email address to Apply:
- H2A@ballesterospacking.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 25
- Job Duties:
- Crops: Broccoli, Cauliflower. Duties may include: Harvesting for cauliflower and broccoli: Workers walk behind field pack machine, bend to near ground level and cut broccoli/cauliflower with knife after determining the quality is acceptable. Broccoli/cauliflower pitched into conveyor machine. Packing for broccoli/cauliflower: Workers select heads, check quality and put into boxes. Worker will use plastic bags to pack cauliflower heads and seal with tape. Workers will stack boxes onto pallets. All work is performed in the field and on a farm. Field work: Workers will be planting, cultivating, pulling or hoeing weeds in vegetable fields, carry and connect irrigation pipe, tilling soil, thinning, counting and checking crops. perform any other duties associated with field work and vegetable production & other related Farm Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org). All weeding/thinning work will be performed in compliance with 8 Cal. Code Regulations Section 3437, 3456(b-c) - any hand-held tool used for this work will have a handle of four (4) feet or more in length.
- 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:
- No
- Special Requirements:
- Must be 18 years of age. Must show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 40lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 39
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 6:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Ballesteros Packing LLC
- Location:
- Soledad, CA 93960
- Telephone Number:
- +18319007075
Worksite
- Address:
- Gold Coast - Ross Rd & Forrester Rd, El Centro, CA 92243
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23284-425782
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Additional Wage Information:
- See Addendum A.
- Date Posted:
- 11/1/2023