Field Workers (Strawberries / Blueberries)

Number of Workers Requested:  49

Field Worker (Strawberries and Blueberries): Duties vary depending on the growing season: Strawberries, Strawberry Ground Harvest Blueberry Pruning, Harvest and trellis work Macro Tunnel install, repair and removal. (The macro tunnel is a structure that offers controlled protection to the berries) Harvest: Using sharp picking knives, standing, and kneeling on ground to pick fruit. • Continual visual examination of product to determine if product is right for harvesting. • Use hands and arms to handle product. • Place commodity into appropriate packing box. • Place completed packed product onto moving equipment such as conveyors. • Mark cartons by using marking tools. • Examine and inspect containers, packaging material, and product to ensure that packing specifications are met. • Harvest product by hand, and/or using a harvest knife. • Continual bending to reach product. • Walk throughout shift on uneven ground and in leafy rows with debris. • Direct and monitor the work of other farmworkers by ensuring that all food safety policies are followed and that all safety procedures are followed to reduce the risk of any type of injury to either the employee or others. • Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to Harvest Foreperson immediately. • Comply with all Company Policies. • Other activities as directed by the employer, from time to time. Harvest/Packer: Under the general supervision of the Harvest Foreperson, the worker effectively cuts or picks product of the correct quality, size, and weight for the correct packs. Effectively pack or package by hand a wide variety of produce in the correct packs. All packing duties will be completed in the field and on the farm. Pro Machine Driver: Pro machine drivers will drive and control pro machine in fields.