- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 36
- Job Duties:
- H-2A and corresponding domestic workers must be available to perform each of the following job activities in connection with the harvesting and farming operations:
Field Workers: Spinach/Vegetable Harvest, General Farm Labor / General Ranch Maintenance, Tractor Driver, Forklift Driver, Prepare freshly harvested crop for shipment to perform the following duties:
Spinach Specifications:
Machine Harvest
Positions: Sprinklers, Quality/Checker, Machine Operator, Box Maker, Tractor Driver, Loader, Packers, thinning, cleaning, general labor
Under the direction of the supervisors, a field worker walks in uneven furrows in front of the machine cleaning (cleaning out) beds to ensure quality of product. Field workers (Packers) fill up totes with product on top of a harvesting machine, product is moved to a trailer and it is then transported out the field. Process is repeated.
General Ranch Maintenance / General Farm Labor includes, but is not limited to, on the farm road maintenance and dust control to farm roadways by means of farm equipment.
•Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.
•Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.
•Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.
•Operate tractors, forklifts, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.
•Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.
•Feel plants' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.
•Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.
•Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.
•Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.
•Trap and destroy pests, such as moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides.
•Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors.
•Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels.
•Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse