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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

20

Job Duties:

Crops: Cabbage, Peppers, tomatoes, Sweet corn, Cucumbers, Pickles, Red Beets, Green & Yellow Beans, Eggplant, Zucchini, Squash (Winter & Summer), other vine crops, Pumpkins, Hay, Straw, Field Corn & Trees. Worker must possess the physical strength and endurance (ability to continue or last) to repeat the harvest process though out the workday, working quickly and skillfully to perform activities assigned during that activity. Workers must work at a sustained (continuing for an extended period of time without interruption), vigorous pace (quick and steady) and make bona fide efforts (made in earnest intent) to work efficiently (performing or functions in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort) and consistently (same way for a long time) that are reasonable under the climatic and other working conditions, Workers may not leave trash, or other discarded items in work areas or vehicles but must dispose of such items in provided receptacles. Workers must wash hands with soap and water after all bathroom and meal breaks. Allergies to varieties of ragweed, goldenrod, insecticides, related agricultural chemicals, etc., may affect worker’s ability to perform the work described herein. Sanitation Requirements: For food and general personal safety purposes, all workers will be required and expected to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly critical when hand harvesting crops for human consumption. Employees are required to cleanse their hands by washing them thoroughly with soap and water after using the bathroom and before entering the fields for harvest activities or the packing facility for packing operations. Vegetables: Workers will plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Workers will perform duties in the greenhouse as a pre-planting activity. Workers will be required to remove weeds by hand or with a hoe. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full container weighing approximately fifty (50) lbs. and empty into field bin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Pickers will take care not to bruise or scar produce. Pre-harvest activities may include staking, tying, transplanting and pruning. Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plants are wet with dew or rain. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from forty (40) to over one hundred (100) degrees Packing Operation Grading Working carefully remove any leaves and defective vegetables as defined by grading supervisor as vegetables move across grading tables. Vegetables must be handled carefully to avoid bruises or fingernail cuts. Fillers Workers box the graded product in appropriate containers by attending automatic filler or by hand as necessary according to packaging instructions disclosed by the supervisor. Special Packaging Workers may be required to custom fill trays and marketing gift packs according to supervisor’s instructions. Levelers Boxed product is carefully hand-leveled by worker to assure an even level of fruit in each container. Excess fruit is removed from overfilled boxes and placed carefully in separate containers as directed by supervisor. Top/Box Makers Bottom and lid machines are fed flat corrugated product by worker to produce a glued bottom and lid. Workers feed finished bottoms into a chute for fillers and apply lids to filled boxes after boxes are leveled. Stackers Workers pick up filled boxes weighing up to 50 lbs. from conveyor and stack carefully by prescribed pattern and height onto pallets by size and lot stamped on box as directed by loading supervisor. Support jobs include bin and pallet repair and after-hours cleanup.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Must have three months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.

Number of Hours Per Week:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Sernak Farms

Location:

Weatherly, PA 18255

Worksite

Address:

1059 Quakake Rd, Weatherly, PA 18255

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25049-703649

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

2/24/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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