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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

20

Job Duties:

COFFEE CROPS: Field worker responsibilities include harvesting coffee cherries and the operation of mechanical wet and dry coffee plant equipment to maximize throughput with the minimum of losses while maximizing green bean quality in conformance with State of Hawaii, USDA, and other standards for coffee grades. Field workers will utilize various tools and equipment, including, but not limited to conveyors, washers, ripe/green cherry separators, pulpers, demucilage machines, dryers, scales, silos, de-stoners, moisture meters, forklifts, trucks and trailers (on farm only), hullers, polishers, sizers, density tables, color sorters, baggers, containers, cleaning equipment, computers, and various hand tools. Field workers will be responsible for regulating the flow of coffee cherries into the cherry washing, cherry separation, pulping, demucilaging and drying equipment. Workers may also load/unload coffee dryers and monitor dryer operation temperatures, moisture levels, drying times, and ensuring proper identification and tagging of coffee lots. Workers may also operate conveying, de-stoner, hulling, polishing, sizing, density and color sorting equipment along with bagging equipment while maintaining the strict standards for State of Hawaii coffee grades. Workers who harvest more than 1500 pounds per week will receive a bonus of $1.00 per pound of coffee harvested over 1500 pounds. TROPICAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLE CROPS: Field worker responsibilities include planting, sampling, weeding, rouging, detasseling, shoot bag, pollinate, harvest, shelling, and other duties to relating to growing and processing the various vegetable crops. Planting includes riding the planter to distribute crop seeds, walking behind the planter to ensure drip tube and seeds are properly installed in ground, and apply stakes for markers, secure drip irrigation and connecting to lines. Sampling includes taking leaf, vegetable, or fruit samples. Weeding includes utilizing various tools to manually remove weeds. Rouging includes identifying and removing undesirable plants based on quality, yield, or market requirements. Detasseling involves the removal of the tassels from the plant. Shoot bagging involves covering the plant shoots at various stages of plant growth. Pollination includes installation and removal of pollination bags and pollinating and covering shoots. Harvesting involves manually harvesting of crops. Shelling involves manually shelling corn after it has dried and ensure it is properly identified and tagged. Other tasks may include manually moving potted plants out of shade houses to the field, cleaning shade houses and other general farm clean up. Field workers will utilize various tools and equipment, including, but not limited to conveyors, washers, separators, dryers, scales, silos, moisture meters, forklifts, trucks and trailers (on farm only), tractors, sprayers, sizers, color sorters, baggers, containers, cleaning equipment, computers, and various hand tools. Field workers will be given the task procedures and specific training for each task. Field workers will continuously strive to do each duty with expertise and produce quality product.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Drug testing is conducted at employer's expense: pre-employment/post hire, upon reasonable suspicion, post-accident and at random or periodically.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Global Ag Services Inc.

Location:

Kekaha, HI 96752

Worksite

Address:

96-2694 Wood Valley Road, Pahala, HI 96777

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24193-191297

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

7/26/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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