farmworkers and laborers, crop

Crops: Squashes, Zucchini, Cabbages, Hard squashes

Plant, harvest, hand pick, sort, grade, count, clean, pack, load and unload a variety of squashes, zucchini and cabbage. Install, maintain, operate, regulate, and repair irrigation equipment. Install/remove items required in plasticulture, till soil, weed, rake, and perform field clean-up/maintenance. Workers may lay sticks, destake, string crop, cut string. Work in inclement weather (rain, heat, cold, hot, humid) weather may fluctuate work hours (+/-), possible downtimes. Workers may utilize hand tools such as shovels, shears, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, buckets, knives, and various cultivation tools. Workers will pick produce using buckets which will then be carried to dump into a bin on a trailer pulled by a tractor. Packing produce by size, quantity and quality may be done in the fields. Workers will be required to lift and carry minimum 50 lbs. Perform repetitive walking, stooping, bending, and reaching for prolonged periods of time.