Farmworker, Laborer

The applicant may be asked to drive or move implements of husbandry in the field and be responsible for common cultural practices at the field level including the setting and removal of irrigation materials. This job offer includes Harvesting Bell Peppers, Harvesting and Packing Spinach, Cilantro, Napa, Bok Choy, Kale, Artichokes, Leeks, Onions, Radishes, Carrots, Beans, Corn, Peas, Cucumbers, Squash, Bush Berries, Broccoli, Tomatoes , Seed Flowers, Seed Broccoli and Seed Cauliflower. This job offer also includes work in the avocado and lemon orchard as well as harvesting grapes. Bell Peppers are snapped off the plant and placed into a basket. Once the basket is full of peppers the basket is carried to the harvest belt and dumped onto the belt. Once dumped on the belt the harvester returns to where they left off and repeats the process. The belt guides the peppers into a bin and then are hauled to the cooler. Each basket weighs between 25 and 30 lbs. Each individual is expected to harvest 30 baskets per hour. Spinach is cut with a knife at the base of the plant. It is then gathered up and shaken to rid the bunch of yellow leaves and other unwanted leaves. The spinach is then wrapped with a twist tie and placed into the carton. Cartons are then loaded from the ground up onto a trailer and hauled to the cooler. Each carton weighs between 18 and 22 lbs. Each individual is expected to harvest and pack 11 cartons per hour. Crew may be asked to weed or hoe spinach. Cilantro is cut with a knife at the base of the plant. It is then gathered up and shaken to rid the bunch of yellow leaves and other unwanted leaves. The cilantro is then wrapped with a twist tie and placed into the carton. Cartons are then loaded from the ground up onto a trailer and hauled to the cooler. Each carton weighs between 18 and 22 lbs. Everyone is expected to average 7.65 cartons (60 count) per hour and 14 cartons (30 count) per hour. Crew may be asked to weed or hoe cilantro. Kale leaves are snapped off the plant, gathered into a bunch and tied with a twist tie. 24 bunches are placed into a carton. Cartons are then loaded from the ground up onto a trailer and hauled to the cooler. Cartons weigh between 14 to 15 lbs. An individual is expected to harvest 8 cartons per hour. The crew may be asked to weed or hoe kale. Talley Farms will abide by California Code Regulations at Title 8, Sections 3437 and 3456(b-c). Talley Farms uses only hoes that are four feet in length. The process of hand weeding for Cilantro, Spinach and Kale is rarely done and only out of necessity. The employee bends over to pick the weed in the seedling row of the crop they are weeding and discards the weed into the field. When hand weeding occurs, it never exceeds 15 percent of the employee’s work time per week. The employee is provided with gloves, knee pads and training to prevent injury, Napa is cut with a knife at the base of the plant. The head is then stripped of all unwanted leaves and placed up on the harvest table. From the harvest table, it is placed into the carton. Cartons are then loaded on to a trailer from the table and hauled to the cooler. Cartons can weigh between 33 and 38 lbs. and 54 and 60 lbs. The group is expected to average 18 - 50 Ib. cartons or 21 - 30 lb. cartons per person per hour. Bok Choy is cut with a knife at the base of the plant. The head is then stripped of all unwanted leaves and placed up on the harvest table. From the harvest table, it is placed into the carton. Cartons are then loaded on to a trailer from the table and hauled to the cooler. Cartons can weigh between 33 and 38 lbs. and 54 and 60 lbs. The crew is expected to average 18 - 50Ib. cartons or 21 - 30 lb. cartons per person per hour.

Salary : $17