farmworkers and laborers

A posição de trabalho agrícola inclui tarefas associadas ao cultivo, colheita, distribuição e embalagem de plantas de morango. Este trabalho pode exigir ficar em pé, caminhar, inclinar-se, dobrar-se e levantar até 25 libras por longos períodos de tempo ao ar livre em todas as condições climáticas. Também inclui tomar decisões importantes com base no tamanho, coloração e maturação de acordo com os padrões prescritos. Este trabalho requer a adesão a importantes procedimentos operacionais padrão de segurança e qualidade alimentar e a capacidade de trabalhar de forma rápida e consistente ao lado de colegas de trabalho com uma atitude positiva, profissional e baseada em equipe e uma consideração pela segurança e saúde dos colegas de trabalho e dos consumidores que comprarão e consumirão os produtos frescos cultivados, colhidos, embalados e enviados da fazenda. Plástico e irrigação por gotejamento: os trabalhadores ajudarão a instalar o plástico preto e a irrigação por gotejamento em fileiras no campo, tomando cuidado para cobrir todas as bordas expostas da cobertura de plástico com terra e tomando cuidado para não rasgar ou fazer furos no plástico. Os trabalhadores podem ser solicitados a utilizar implementos associados à instalação das tampas de fileira de plástico incidentais para executar as tarefas necessárias no solo. Strawberry Planting: Workers will plant strawberry plants in pre-punches holes on the plastic covered rows being careful to place the strawberry plants at the same depth in the soil as they grew in the nursery.

Strawberry Harvesting: Workers will bend and stoop to harvest strawberries according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers will be expected to pick fully ripe strawberries, discard any cat-faced, deformed, decaying or undersized berries according to supervisors instructions. Workers must carefully remove any undesirable berries from the plant that would later cause fungi to attack the plant. Workers may carry full containers weighing approximately 25 pounds to empty them into a field bin or load them onto a trailer. In some instances, workers will be expected to fill a 4-quart/one gallon plastic pail carefully filling the pail to capacity (buckets must be filled for correct measure and weight). The pails will be carried in a 2-bucket carrier to be picked in. When full, the containers will be carried to end of rows at designated truck-loading place. Then the buckets of berries will be inspected for quality and loaded for transportation to roadside market or farm coolers.

Depending on market demand, workers may also be required to pick strawberries in cups, clamshells and/or flats. Strawberries harvested specifically for sale at roadside stand as fresh market specialty basket containers must be field graded. For berries harvested for sale at roadside stands, extra care must be used to ensure that each strawberry is undamaged and perfect. All berries must be handled carefully to prevent bruising or fingernail cuts. Pickers will take extreme care not to damage the delicate berries. Quality and workmanship is of the utmost importance. Pre and Post-Harvest Activities: Pre-harvest activities for strawberries may include weeding, transplanting and frost protection. Workers may be required to perform other tasks maintenance activities in the strawberry operation.

When harvest is completed, the workers will assist in removing the strawberry plants from the plastic and prepare for planting the next crop. In some instances, workers may be required to remove the plastic and drip irrigation tape from the row and load on the trucks for removal from field.

In some instances, workers may be required to remove the plastic and drip irrigation tape from the row and load on the trucks for removal from field.