Farmworkers and Laborers

Manually plant, cultivate, (staking and tying) harvest vegetable, fruits, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvesting products. May construct trellises, do minor repairs to fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Packing House is part of the farm. Prune, take cuttings from propagation, load trucks, repair drip irrigation nursery and greenhouse work, transplanting, trimming, spacing, plant propagation, spray, irrigation work, weed, dig ditches, daily farm maintenance, clean production areas and facilities. Plant plugs by hand placing into pre-dug holes along rows. Inform managers of crop progress. Workers will stake and tie. Participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Remove stakes, strings, and plastic. Dig ditches. Operate, do minor repairs, clean and maintain farm equipment and vehicles. Machine harvest blueberries. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies. Workers are expected to possess the skill work in production of crops listed. The introductory period for all work and to familiarize workers with job specifications and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and other crop specific issues. Workers must adhere to all safety rules as instructed by the supervisor. Workers must take care to handle tools, equipment and produce in a manner to avoid injury or damage. The employer will comply with all federal, state, and local safety requirements. Operational specifications can change during the season due to crop or market conditions. Workers will be expected to conform to the specific instructions given for each day's work. Instructions and general supervision will be provided by the employer or a designated employee. Workers will have close supervision to ensure adherence to instructions. Work will be closely monitored and reviewed for quality. Daily individual work assignments, crew assignments and location of work will be made by the employer or designated employees as the needs of the operation dictate. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days. Workers may transport the crop to the packing house which is part of the farms. Workers with driving authorizations may be asked to drive workers from/to housing worksite, and grocery store.

Salary : $16