general farm workers

*All packing and stacking duties will be performed in the field and on the farm*

General Farm Workers to perform the following duties:

Commodities to harvest and pack: Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Mini Sweet Peppers, Bell Peppers, Brussel Sprouts, Lettuce, Cauliflower, Celery Sticks, Celery, Romaine.

Strawberry Harvester: This position works under close supervision of the harvest crew foreperson. This position safely and efficiently harvests strawberry crop either by ground or with the assistance of a Harvest Pro machine. This position may perform other general labor work (see Weeding job description)

Essential Job Duties:

• Harvests fresh, juice and / or freezer depending on grower requests

• Properly grades and sorts strawberries according to size and quality • Packages suitable fruit in required packaging container and box;

• Inspects strawberry fruit for signs of disease and insect manifestation

• Discards inferior strawberries onto row floor

• Manually plants, transplants, cultivates, weeds (see weeding job description), and thins crop

• Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to foreman immediately. • Complies with all Company Policies, including observing appropriate lunch and rest periods.

Qualifications:

• Overtime Work as needed.

• Able to keep up at a reasonable pace with the rest of the crew

• Able to read safety signs

• Able to perform work up to company standards

Physical Requirements:

• The employee is constantly required to stand, walk, reach, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, hear and see. • The employee is constantly required to push, pull, lift and carry from 1 lb up to 25 lbs., with occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.

• Occasional reaching above shoulder with frequent reaching below shoulder level.

• The employee is in constant bending and twisting of the waist, with frequent squatting.

Working environment: • The employee is constantly required to work in outside atmospheric weather conditions, uneven ground, and noise, vibration, around hazards such as moving machine parts, equipment, wet rows, wind and dust.

• The employee is occasionally required to work under cold temperatures just above freezing and heat.