crew leaders

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

CREW LEADER

This is not a supervisory position. Crew Leader reports to Foreman/Supervisor.

• Direct and monitor the work of harvest crew workers and report to the Foreman/Supervisor regarding workers’ harvest quantity and quality as determined by the Grower standards (appearance and weight)

• Under the direction of the Foreman/Supervisor, assist with training harvesters on proper harvesting and packaging methods • Promotes a pleasant and healthy work environment

• Conducts daily communication of work orders, safety reminders, and motivational pep talk

• Leads daily warm-up exercises

• Ensures employees take their rest and meal breaks per state regulations

• Addresses employee suggestions and concerns in a timely and fair fashion

• Informs employees of pesticide application and follows proper protocol to avoid having them in contact with pesticides • Mitigates safety risk by observing safety policies and addressing safety concerns with workers and reporting to Foremen in a timely manner

• Ensures harvesters do not run in the field

• Maintains work area clean and free of objects that may cause accidents

• Reports work-related injuries per Company policy

• Under the direction of the Foreman/Supervisor, delivers monthly/weekly safety tailgate meetings • Inspects equipment such as bathroom trailers, farm equipment, and vehicles are in safe and operable conditions

• Perform daily knife cleaning, disinfecting

• Perform daily food lunch container sanitation and return to food provider by end of each workday

• Ensure drinking water jug and drinking cups are fully stocked and in clean working order

• Ensure bathrooms and break areas are in clean working order and fully stocked • Ensure First Aid kit is fully stocked; report supply requests to Field Safety Manager

• Ensure crew workers have all necessary equipment, knives, gloves, overshoes, etc.

• Accounts for all harvesters via daily attendance tracking

• Retains appropriate number of harvesters to meet production demands, report shortages to Area Supervisor • Reviews and handles personal leaves of absence request and paperwork and monitors return to work dates in a timely fashion

• Submits sick time requests for processing in a timely fashion

• By the direction of HR or Area Supervisor, completes and submits termination notices for resignation and job abandonments in a timely fashion • Accurately completes daily crew timesheets and enters information into PetTiger; drop timesheets at the end of each day in the housing drop box

• Ensures the exact and correct times are recorded; No rounding of time is allowed, must be exact minute

• Ensures the correct product labeling (ie: stickers, product lot#, dates) are accurate per Grower specifications • Maintain Crew Leader Binder; ensure that it is always on the bus and available to employees

• May be asked to perform other daily reporting (ie: Covid Checks, Bus/Van Cleaning Log, Tailgates, Accident/Injury Reports, etc)

• Attends periodic Safety and HR meetings

• Follow and abide by all local, state, and federal laws and regulations