agricultural workers

All work is performed in the field on the farm.

This job includes a variety of manual labor tasks, including but not limited to: tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual activities with accuracy and efficiency. Crops grown on the farm include Strawberries. Worker cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops for proper ripeness and maturity. They must be able to use shears, clippers, and other agricultural tools.

Worker will assist in loading/unloading crops or materials, weighing up to and including 25lbs. Workers must be able to lift such weights to a height of five (5) feet over their heads. Workers should be able to work on their feet and or bend over for a long period of time. In addition, workers may be required to perform variable tasks such as the ditching, shoveling, hauling, ground preparation, pipe placement, and other tasks related to general farming. Workers should be able to pick quality berries as requested, at the same time being able to clean and remove any bad product or quality from the strawberry beds. Checker/Puncher: This position is responsible for strawberry quality and tracking harvest boxes picked by crew members. Tracks boxes picked by using a punch card. Visually observes the quality of product picked and the pack style. Works with the stacker to keep pallets moving and ready for pick up by forklift driver. Checks fellow coworkers in and out of work period using an electronic time system scanner. Must not accept product from harvest until the required quality is met. Assist in repacking product rejected by cooler. Records daily harvest totals. Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to foreman immediately.