agricultural equipment operator

During the anticipated period of employment, the primary activity on the farm will be working

with apples, tomatoes and cabbage. For apples, workers will be required to harvest apples,

prune apple trees using saws or hand loppers, handle hand tools, hand thinning apples and

pulling weeds in orchards. Other duties may include trellis installation, fertilizing apples along

with the installation and maintenance of irrigation systems. Spray and handle pesticides for pest

control, operating farm equipment such as platforms, tractors, company vehicles, etc., and tree

removal and cleanup of wood. During harvest, workers will be grouped in teams of 4 or more

people where they will be climbing ladders with up to 40 pounds of apples and spend extended

amounts of time bending and lifting. For tomatoes, workers will be responsible for field preparation, including picking up of rocks and roots, planting of tomatoes, along with using

hand tools and installation and maintenance of irrigation systems for the tomatoes. They must

be able to install plastic mulch, stakes and string for the trellis system of the tomato plants,

along with removal of said materials from harvested tomato fields. Workers must be physically able to hand pick tomatoes, which requires extended periods of bending and lifting up to 50

pounds of tomatoes. Workers will be responsible for the loading and transporting of harvested

tomatoes to the packing barn. Workers may be required to pack the tomatoes in the packing

barn and perform all duties related to washing and packing of tomatoes harvested on the farm. For cabbage, workers will be responsible for field preparation, including picking up of rocks and

roots, planting of cabbage along with weeding by hand and using of hand tools and installation

and maintenance of irrigation systems for cabbage. Any of these responsibilities may have to be

done in cold, wet conditions, requiring extended periods of time bending and lifting. Workers

are required to clean and maintain any facility on the farm. Piece rate will be paid as needed,

determined by the crop size, market conditions and crop quality. Raises and/or bonuses maybe

offered to any seasonal worker pursuant to the job order, whether H2A or domestic, at the

company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill and

tenure. Operate trucks or other multipurpose 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 farmer's field); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank or laundry facilities on

as needed basis. If the worker does volunteer to drive, he will be compensated for the extra

time at the hourly rate.