Farmworkers and Laborers – Openings: 50

Job Duties:Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Following the Supervisors instructions, the worker will fulfill the following duties to harvest and maintain fruit:

Shovel Work (End): Workers are required to use a shovel to tuck in the ends of the plastic being laid by machinery at the ends of each row or general shovel work on the farm.

Planting: Loading and unloading of plant trays from plant delivery boxes to planting machine, unloading empty trays from planter back onto plant boxes. Riding on plant machine or walking with tray and placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil to fill in space around the plant with soil using hand. Walking also behind planting machine placing a plant in hold that was missed and filling in the hole with soil by using hand. Removing plants at walkways. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.

Replanting / Reset: When needed, replanting will require employee to carry trays that weigh 1 -5lbs into field to replace injured or dead plants in field rows.

Irrigation Installation, Maintenance & Removal: Connecting and installing irrigation (poly) lines at various points in fields for irrigation practices of crops. Removal of irrigation (poly) lines and connections at end of crop season. This task will include shovel work as needed. And maintenance of irrigation system.

Freeze protection: Worker required to use crop cover material and role out over crop in field.Job Classification:45-2092.00 – Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse