What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworker, Laborer position at Emerald Valley Ranches?
The following job description requires 16 of the requested 152 visa workers. This job will commence on or about the 10th of April and end on the 31st of October every production year.
Field Work: Workers will pull or hoe weeds in vegetable fields, pick rocks and throw into carts, carry and connect irrigation pipe, operate irrigation equipment, operate tillage, bed shaping, planting, operate other agricultural equipment and perform various other duties that are associated with field work and vegetable production.
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The following job description requires 136 of the requested visa workers. This job will start on or about June 1st and end on the 31st of October of each production year.
Field Work: Workers will pull or hoe weeds in vegetable fields, pick rocks and throw into carts, and tie/band cauliflower plants.
Broccoli and Cauliflower Harvesting: Workers will walk behind field pack machine, bend to near ground level and cut broccoli/cauliflower with knife after determining the quality is acceptable. Broccoli/cauliflower is thrown up onto the field pack machine. Workers select heads, check quality, and bunch broccoli with a rubber band using a pneumatic bunching machine, or cut florets from stalk (loose florets only). Also, some broccoli/cauliflower packs require no bunching and are packed directly into cases. Workers stack boxes on pallets and prepare the finished product to be transported to the Cooling Facility. Workers may be required to safely operate tractor powered field pack units and trailers in the field and between fields.
Salary : $19