What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farmworkers/laborers position at Liepold Farms?
THIS IS A DESCRIPTION FOR BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY AND BLACKCAPS BERRY LABOR and HARVEST, FLOWER PLANTING AND HARVESTING.
BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY AND BLACKCAPS HARVEST: Worker will spend time bending and crouching while hand harvesting berries at locations indicated by supervisor. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Workers will pick blueberries from bushes and place the blueberries in buckets attached to the body. Under supervisor instruction, worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping the berries with fingers and remove the berries so as to not harm the adjacent berries and buds or bruise the picked berries. Worker will carry plastic buckets and will place berries into flats, trays or pack directly into clamshells. Plastic picking buckets will hold 12 pounds of blueberries.
Some workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications.
Packaging: Worker may work in cold storage location on the farm to sort and clean debris from berries and place berries into clamshells. Workers may be responsible for placing clamshells into cardboard boxes and hand stacking boxes onto pallets.
The employer attests that workers and handlers will receive annual pesticide safety training in accordance with the Worker Protections Standard (WPS) mandated by the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Salary : $15