Farm Workers and Laborers

Number of Workers Requested:  10

Must be able to lift 50 lbs -to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 50 lbs. in field -Requires one month verifiable prior work experience cultivating and hand-harvesting mixed vegetables -Full Time: Yes – Number of Workers Requested:8 -Job Duties :Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe -Cultivate and hand-harvest mixed vegetables -Duties may include cleaning, field packing, loading and unloading harvested vegetables -May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities -Field grade, sort, or classify vegetables by size, weight, color, or condition -May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements or equipment -Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties -Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings -Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting -Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday -May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market -Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather -Must commit to work the entire contract period -Workers will be expected to perform any of the listed duties and work on any crop as assigned by the employer and/or worker’s supervisor -Multiple vegetable crops: Workers will plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables -and empty into field bin or load onto trailer -May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor -Pickers will take care not to bruise or scar produce -Pre-harvest activities may include staking, tying, transplanting and pruning -Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time