What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Farm Labor/ Harvesting position at NL HARVESTING,INC?
WATERMELON- Perform manual labor to hand cut watermelons. Use hand tools such as shears and knives. Duties also include cleaning, loading, and unloading harvested products, moving farm equipment and forklift. Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, texture, and quality, to ensure accurate processing and usage. Discard inferior or defective products and/or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing. Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel. Place products in containers according to grade and mark the grade on each container. Measure, weigh and count products and materials. Examine and inspect containers, materials and products. Clean and maintain work areas. Must assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50lbs. Grove Clean-up and Duties: Workers may be required to perform miscellaneous grove clean-up work. These activities may include removing debris, boxes, and discarded fruit from fields to clean the growing area, pruning, painting trees, repairing or replacing irrigation equipment, and moving farm equipment. Keeping floors, belts, tables and bathrooms cleaned daily is also part of the piece rate. Moving pallets, building boxes and lids are also a part of the total experience. Workers performing grove clean-up work will be paid the higher of the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing rate, the minimum wage rate, the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage, or the Federal or State minimum wage. Farm Equipment and Vehicle Operation-The workers may need to use various farm equipment and vehicles to transport him/herself or other workers to and throughout the work-site to perform the watermelon harvesting work. The shuttle driver will pick up workers, take them to the worksite, conduct a field walk, and then drive the workers back to their housing. They will also assist with timekeeping, fill water jugs with drinking water for the workers in the morning, and ensure that field sanitation measures are maintained throughout the day. Additionally, they will take workers once a week to cash checks and to the grocery store. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products, and property Workers performing grove clean-up work will be paid the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing rate minimum wage rate, the agreed upon collective bargaining wage or the Federal or State minimum wage which ever is higher, except where a special procedure is approved for an occupation or specific class of agricultural employment. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the worker on the day the work commences. Workers must use safety precautions when operating farm equipment and vehicles. The employer will provide the necessary tools to perform the described job duties at no charge to the worker. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790, in lieu of a work contract, along with any modifications, will be provided to the worker on the day the work commences.
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