Farm Laborer

Green leafy vegetable, wine grape & other crop harvesters to perform the following duties: This job requires a worker to hand, or with the use of mechanical harvest aid, harvest green and red leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, cilantro, kale, leeks, bok choy, and cabbage, etc. This job requires prolonged stooping, selecting vegetable by size and quality, cutting vegetable with handheld knife at base of vegetable, peeling excess leaves for proper weight, size and presentation, packing into box by specific arrangement pertaining to each box weight or size, loading completed boxes onto truck pallets and tying load. All harvest functions, including boxing and loading on the truck will be conducted in the field, on the farm. Vineyard Husbandry; including general vineyard labor, harvest, pruning, suckering, and canopy manipulation. Workers may perform irrigation and weeding duties. Weeding is performed with long handled hoes and by hand in accordance with the California law (i.e. less than 20% of the time and only as needed). Ag Equipment Operators (tractor drivers): A row crop tractor driver is an agricultural worker who primarily operates a tractor equipped with specific attachments to plant, cultivate, and harvest row crops, requiring them to precisely navigate between crop rows while performing tasks like plowing, planting seeds, and harvesting crops. Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions. Perform adjustments, servicing, and repairs on farm equipment. Row boss: Worker is responsible for row quality and row cleanliness. The row boss ensures that the workers are doing their exercises, washing their hands and carrying out their work. They fill out documentation for Food Safety, Production, timekeeping and Quality Control. Over the course of the day they do quality control reviews and constantly checks that the workers are using the equipment properly and safely. They report to the area supervisor. The row boss is not a supervisory position and the employee has no authority for hiring, firing, or disciplinary actions, etc. CalVans Driver: It may be possible for workers to become drivers during the contract period. CalVan drivers may be H-2A or corresponding domestic workers. The employer assures that employees who drive the CalVans are compensated for their time driving. CalVan drivers perform MSPA and related paperwork (i.e., logging) as required by law which they are compensated for. The CalVan driving job duty is not a different job and the drivers perform harvesting job duties when not driving. Drivers pick up workers from the housing sites/pick up points and drop them off at the worksite. At the end of the workday, the CalVan driver takes the workers back to the housing sites/pick up points. Drivers are also responsible, during the workday, for filling the vehicle with gasoline and keeping it clean. The employer assures that drivers are paid the AEWR for actual driving time, processing CalVans paperwork, trips to the gas station, and cleaning the vehicle. Workers selected to be a driver must possess the appropriate drivers license, meet all driver requirements, and be approved by CalVans prior to being assigned to this position. Employer will cover all costs associated with obtaining the drivers license and FLCE. Driver(s) will drive a minority of the work hours in this contract. (i.e. approximately half an hour (0.5) per day total). At the end of the contract, driver will have driven less than 50% of the total work hours, and thus, less than 50% of the total work days. Consequently, driving is not a primary job duty in this job order. Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to the primary duties. Such work will be temporary and unsubstantial agricultural labor.

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