farmworkers and laborers

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. General Farm Labor: Workers will shovel, haul, and spread manure. Workers will dig holes, ditches, and trenches. Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Haul hay. Workers may also operate tractor, tree spade, bobcats (skid steers), trencher and pressure washer. Nursery: Use hand tools such as shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, axes, pick, hand saw, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil, applying fertilizers, transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops, and cleaning, grading, packing, and loading harvested product. Plant seeds by hand. May construct trellises, repair fences and existing farm buildings, and participate in irrigation activities. Load and unload plants on truck. Prepare or ready baskets of flowers for sale. Workers may transport workers to fields and/or grocery store. Workers will be offered hours 7 days a week with no scheduled “off” day; however, workers will be offered at least ½ day to 1 full day weekly to take care of grocery store visits, etc. This will be discussed with workers weekly and days off will vary weekly.