farmworker laborer crop

Plant, cultivate and harvest various crops such as but not limited to, vegetables, fruits, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools such as but not limited to, shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, and ladders. Duties may include but are not limited to, tilling the soil, applying fertilizer, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning, applying pesticides under direct supervision of a certified applicator, picking, cutting, cleaning, sorting, packing, processing, and handling harvested products. May set up, operate and repair farm machinery, repair fences and farm buildings, also participate in irrigation activities, requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis. Duties may require working off ground at heights up to 20 feet using ladders or climbing. 1 month experience required in work listed. Vegetables include but are not limited to, cabbage, cucumbers, beans, eggplant, lettuce, tomatoes, sweet corn, summer and winter squash, pumpkins, and peppers. starting wage $15.29, those with 2 years tenure with us will receive $18.83.