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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

14

Job Duties:

Strawberry harvesting, crop care, plant management, weeding, thinning, cutting runners, cutting dead fruit stems, cleaning the top of the beds of any dead leaves, old fruit, or dead plant material, soil preparation, planting. Sort fruit according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity; keep count of harvested and loaded crops, ensuring accuracy of all counts, record keeping, overages, shortages, errors. May used a handheld knife and/or a cannery ring. Ground crew. Tractor driving and irrigation assistance may be offered. Because there is no readily available, reasonable alternative means of performing the work that is suitable and appropriate to the production of the berries, they must be weeded and thinned by hand. The employer attests that any hand-weeding and thinning work will be performed in compliance with 8 Cal Code Regulation Section 3437, 3456(b-c). Workers will be provided with gloves and kneeling pads to perform these job duties.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

All work must be performed in a manner that exhibits Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and the utmost food safety at all times. The candidate must have at least 3-months of experience in agriculture, specifically related to strawberries to avoid crop damage and personal injury. Verifiable work experience is required. Candidates must be able to visually distinguish the colors of strawberries to ensure proper harvesting; therefore, color blindness will disqualify candidates. Must be able to understand work & safety instructions in English or Spanish, the languages spoken and written in the workplace.

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

JMC Farming, Inc.

Location:

Santa Maria, CA 93458

Worksite

Address:

Cherry Blossom Place (APN 090-281-019), Nipomo, CA 93444

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25139-991432

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$2.10/Box (19"x14"x5"). Workers can fill 10 boxes per hour on average for an estimated hourly wage of $21.00. Workers are guaranteed $19.97/hour.

Date Posted:

6/2/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$2.10

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