Summary: Works with agricultural produce such as vegetables.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following (Other duties may be assigned):

• Segregates produce on conveyor belt or table according to grade, color, and size.
• Discards cull (inferior or defective) items and foreign matter.
• Fills pepper machines with raw product.
• Remove cores from raw product on the popping line.
• Sorts raw product into size and color classifications.

• Responsible for product safety, legality, regulatory compliance and product quality.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Safety and Security - Observe safety and security procedures. Report potentially unsafe conditions. Use equipment and materials properly.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: Less than high school education; or up to one month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words, and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Mathematical Skills: No skills needed.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None required.

Other Skills and Abilities: None required.

Other Qualifications: Seasonal work. Employee must be available to work any shift, 7 days a week during production season. Overtime is probable.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk; climb or balance and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.