Farmworkers and Laborers

Number of Workers Requested:  40

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time and may include all of the following job specifications: Committee Meeting / Training: Workers are directed to attend & receive certain type of training requirements by OSHA-EPA-Company policy-and FFSC Code of conduct. Training will be preformed at meeting locations & gatherings. Required information will be provided by method of videos, speaker, and handout materials. Lay Plastic (Drip): Workers are required to load 75 to 80 lbs. rolls of plastic and drip tape rolls weighing approximately 50lbs on to machinery and ride on the back of machinery to ensure rolls are distributed evenly on beds of dirt. Worker is required to ride fertilizer wagon and use a shovel to make sure there is no clogging of fertilizer at distribution. Worker is required to remove casing when rolls of plastic and drip tape have emptied and repeat process. Plastic machine riders have other tasks required to lay plastic such as: bed pressing, clean out fertilizer hoppers, painting numbers and measuring row lengths. 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. Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field. Pile and burn or load on wagon for disposal. Plastic Repair: Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field. Pull Plastic: With both hands, grab all plastic and drip tape, remove it from the plant bed or field. Gathering plastic and drip tape to the ends of the field and/or walkways. Repeat process throughout the entire field. Per 100 ft. rate. Pick Up Plastic: Pick up bails of plastic and load onto truck to be delivered and then unloaded at the designated drop off area. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate. Per 100 ft. rate. Plastic Baler Operation: Moving behind baler machine and gathering plastic from piles in the field into the plastic baler container. Once baler is filled and bailer compacts plastic into a bale then worker places baling wire around bales to hold bales together. Repeat procedure for entire field. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.