Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse

Work description

Crops/Commodities: Farm Work: pepper, squash, cucumber, watermelon, tomato, eggplant, beans, cantaloupe, corn, okra, peas, onions, strawberries, cabbage, greens, broccoli, sunflowers, and peanuts. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack pepper, squash, cucumber, watermelon, tomato, eggplant, beans, cantaloupe, corn, okra, peas, onions, strawberries, cabbage, greens, broccoli, sunflowers, and peanuts by hand or machine. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Till soil. Transplant, weed, thin, and prune crops. Set transplants or seed by hand as directed. Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them. Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records, and enter data into inventory system. Maintain inventory, ordering materials as required. Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools. Apply fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. Harvest produce making sure that plants are picked clean of all produce of correct size and maturity according to supervisor's instruction and place into container while keeping up with trailer that is moving through the field as the workers are picking produce. Carry harvested product to trailer and worker will scan individual identification badge in order to account for piece rate. Grade, sort, wash, select, label, pack, and/or load harvested products. Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers. Assemble cartons, crates, and containers. Install or remove items required in plasticulture. Install or remove stakes, wire, strings, and netting. Assist with crop care when needed such as plow, harrow, fertilize soil, plant, spray, harvest, and lay plastic. Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery per instructions. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases. Participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery. Transport packages to customers' vehicles. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Drive trucks or other vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm. Direct and monitor the activities of work crews engaged in planting, weeding, or harvesting activities. Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Assist in Good Agricultural Practices policies. Workers must abide by all Food Safety Rules. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short-demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Worker must be 18 years or older.