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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

29

Job Duties:

Work under this contract will consist of irrigating fields, thinning, hoeing fields, pruning and harvesting various row crop vegetables such as peaches, almonds, cherries, and walnuts and irrigating field. Some workers may carry and assemble empty boxes. Harvest and prepare for packing (but not pack in retail boxes) preaches, almonds, cherries and walnuts. Irrigating crops, setting and removing sprinklers, running wheel lines, driving equipment, operating pivots, flood irrigating, moving portable sprinklers and installing drip tape. Irrigation workers will walk behind a tractor in between furrows at a steady pace, either unloading or loading irrigation pipes (25 lbs) 100% of the job. Packing line workers: sort produce from conveyor belt for proper sorting while in the fields (but not pack in retail boxes). Work may be done on the ground and/or with the use of a harvesting machine where workers may pack the cartons while walking behind or mounted on the machine. Some workers may carry and assemble empty boxes. Machine/equipment operator: able to operate machinery including tractors as directed and trained by supervisory personnel. Forklift operator: single/double, individuals should be able to operate a forklift to load pallets of packed product into refrigerated trucks as directed and trained by supervisory personnel. Work may be done on the ground and/or with the use of a harvesting machine where workers may pack the cartons while walking behind or mounted on the machine. Thinning: Workers walk in uneven furrows. Under the direction of the field supervisor, field workers look for the specified gap between seeds, and using a long-handled hoe thins out any excess crop/seeds and/or weed on the seed line and leave the desired product and gap on the field. The worker cleans the lot for any unwanted weed on the beds and seed lines and removes it from the field as instructed by the field supervisor. Some workers may carry and assemble empty boxes. Worker must be able to lift 60 lbs. Must be able to bend and stoop throughout the day.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

Please see Addendum C

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Empire Farm Labor Contractor LLC

Location:

Salinas, CA 93907

Telephone Number:

+18312723523

Worksite

Address:

Burchell Nursery Inc. 6705 S. Clovis Ave, Fowler, CA 93625

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24124-957307

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Employer may give discretionary bonuses.

Date Posted:

5/29/2024

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