field worker (wine grapes)

Please note that the Employer will require a total of forty-two (42) H-2A workers under this contract. Of these, twenty-one (21) workers will commence employment on February 16, 2026, fourteen (14) workers will commence on March 15, 2026 and the remaining seven (7) workers will commence employment on April 20, 2026. Work in grape vineyards during growing season (January 2026 through March 2026) will include hoeing (long handled hoe) and pruning and various vineyard activities.

Work in grape vineyards during growing season (approximately mid-April 2026 through May 2026) will include weed removal and vine suckering and various vineyard activities.

Workers will occasionally perform vineyard weeding using shovels over 4 ft in length. O empregador fornecerá treinamento, luvas e joelheiras na prevenção de lesões relacionadas ao trabalho, sem nenhum custo para os trabalhadores, se necessário. O trabalho em vinhedos durante a estação de crescimento (aproximadamente de junho de 2026 a julho de 2026) incluirá a remoção de folhas e várias atividades de vinhedos. O empregador cumpre as regras da Califórnia aplicáveis à remoção manual de ervas daninhas. Work in grape vineyards on non-harvest activities (approximately August 2026 through mid-September 2026) will include early season crop removal, move wires, picking, root picking, irrigation, ATV irrigation field maintenance, canopy management, shoveling, stake removal and replacement and various vineyard activities. Work in grape vineyards during harvest season (approximately mid-September 2026 through October 2026) will include picking wine grapes and activities directly related to wine grape picking and various vineyard activities and operating ATV while providing lighting. Non-harvest related activities continue during harvest time of the year but are not directly related to wine grape picking and include fence repair, trellis repair, post removal and replacement, drainage, field gutters, plant new vineyard including digging, raking, clean up and post pounding and various vineyard activities. Harvest activities include using sharp picking knives, standing, and kneeling on ground to pick fruit, and sorting grapes

Tractor Driver:

Tractor drivers will drive and control tractors in fields. Tractors have a capacity of under 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW). Commercial drivers' license is not required to drive Additional Vineyard Work duties throughout the season (Less than 50% of workdays in contract), Cultivation, harvest driver, fungicide application with backpack and/or tractor sprayer; Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers. and herbicide application with hand sprayer. Apply chemical solutions to plants to protect against disease or insects or to enhance growth .