agricultural equiptment workers

Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off

farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place

around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmers’ fields

and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis). Load and unload agricultural products into and out of trucks, and drive trucks for market delivery and/or storage facilities.

Not all workers are requested to drive; drivers will be required to possess a valid operator’s license. No

one will be rejected for the position that does not possess an operator’s license. May drive and operate

farm trucks and tractors. Manually seed, plant, transplant, cultivate, irrigate, & harvest by hand and machine agricultural commodity including but not limited to onions, cilantro, herb, forage crops,

vegetables, and other produce.  Duties include yard clean-up and maintenance, field preparation by

tilling soil, applying fertilizers, applying spray, mulching, applying & removing plastic, field drainage,

stripping & drying, transplanting, weeding, thinning and pruning in the fields and/or greenhouses.  Use hand tools including but not limited to clippers, hammer, shovels, and knives.  Repair, maintain, clean,

sanitize farm vehicles, tractors and implements and equipment, and buildings used in processing

produce.  Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings.  Construct and repair pallets, boxes and

storage containers.  Sort, dump, grade, clean, pack, load and unload produce.  Lift, move, and place

pallets. Work requires standing, sitting, kneeling and lifting up to 75lbs. on a consistent basis

throughout the day.  While working in the field cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only.

Employer may conduct/require random drug or alcohol tests at employer’s expense after hiring, for the

safety of themselves and others as they will be operating machinery. Failure to comply with request or

testing positive will result in termination. Due to health & safety concerns on our farm workers must

understand basic instruction in English.  Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum

of three months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in his order. Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. These hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor and/or productivity. Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. These hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, market changes, packing needs and/or productivity.