- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 13
- Job Duties:
- Crops/Commodities: Eggplant
Workers will perform manual labor to accomplish prep, greenhouse (approx. 15%), field and sorting work. Prep work: clean and sanitize trays, pots, baskets, tools, equipment, surfaces, floors, and stakes that could come into contact with crop/product daily. Greenhouse work (approx. 15%): sweep, seed, pot, re-organize trays as well as plants and seed tables, water, lift potting soil bags to make seeding mix, trim, prune, organize and keep storage areas clean. Field work: plant seeds and plants, cultivate, harvest, and sort eggplant, squash and peppers, field maintenance which includes weeding, both pulling by hand and hoeing, clean cleaning plants, prune, trim, drive stakes, string crops up, harvest crops, pick up trash in and around the planting area, clean and sanitize all tools used in field including clippers, baskets, stakes, equipment, and field wagons, keep field break area and field vehicles clean and free of debris at all times, clean field equipment storage area and keep organized at all times, dig and maintain irrigation ditches, field roads and right-of-ways, and pull mulch plastic and drip tape, lay mulch plastic and drip tape, lift and carry mulch plastic and drip tape rolls, hook up of drip irrigation, lift and carry picking baskets full of picked product out of field to transport wagons. Sort work: sort/grade all good produce into shipping boxes/RPCs, assemble/fold up right shipping boxes/RPCs, lifting finished product in boxes and stacking on pallets, lift and carry pallets, carry to remove culled product from sorting facility to designated waste area, fix broken pallets, clean and sanitize all tools, surfaces, equipment, and floors that could come in contact with product daily, keep work area clean and free of debris at all times, all tools/equipment unused product must be put away daily in proper storage location to stay clean and organized. All workers are to assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse