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Seasonal Harvester (Romaine lettuce, Spring Mix Lettuce, Iceberg lettuce, Green Cabbage, Celery):

Cut or pack lettuce, cabbage and celery of the correct quality, size and weight for the correct packs in the field on the farm. Pack or package by hand a wide variety of produce in the correct packs in the field on the farm. This is a non-managerial position and works under the general supervision of the Harvest foreperson.

Job Duties:

Continual vision examination of produce to determine if product is right for harvesting.

Use hands and arms to handle the product.

Place commodity into appropriate packing box in the field on the farm.

Place completed packed product onto moving equipment such as conveyors in the field on the farm.

Mark cartons by using marking tools.

Examine and inspect containers, packaging material and product to ensure that packing specifications are met in the field on the farm.

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.

Ensure that all Food Safety policies are followed.

Ensure 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.

Mechanical Vegetable Harvest

Mechanical vegetable harvest workers work as members of a harvest crew.

Under the direction of the supervisors or foreperson, a General Labor field worker walks in uneven furrows in front of the machine cleaning out beds to ensure quality of product.

Workers stand on top of a machine and / or trailers and sort machine-harvested product for quality and debris as it falls into totes, bins, cartons, or large field trailers. Other workers may ride on trailer next to harvest machine assembling totes, bins or cartons.

Tractor drivers and machine operators run equipment such as tractors, harvest machinery and forklifts. Other workers may receive full totes, bins, or cartons from harvest machine and stack and secure on pallets of finished product.

Workers may stand on the platforms of trailers or harvest machines and fill up totes, cartons, or bins with harvested product. Product may be moved to a trailer and stacked before being transported out the field. Product may be sorted or graded for quality or size in field or at nearby shed before completing the harvest process. Process is repeated.

Field Sanitation Worker Specific Qualifications/Requirements:

Travel with the company from Salinas to Yuma preferred but not required.

Ability to:

owalk on uneven ground in field conditions.

olift up to 50 pounds, bend, stretch, and raise arms while handling cleaning equipment.

oclimb up and down from machines using cleaning equipment, while wearing PPE

osafely and correctly operate sanitation equipment and related tools. osafely handle chemicals per the companys specifications.

owork as a team with all co-workers.

General Requirements:

Must be able to work under conditions where skin and clothing become heavily soiled with mud, water, grease, etc. Must be able to work outdoors in inclement weather conditions, including rain, cold, high winds, etc. Work involves frequent bending and working in bent or stooped positions. Must be able to walk and stand up extensively. No smoking, alcohol, firearms in the field or residential housing.

Work is performed in open fields and may involve exposure to mud, dust, wind, heat, cold, and other natural elements. Temperatures can range from 30 degrees Fahrenheit to over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described.

The work may entail exposure to plant pollens, insects, snakes, rodents, noxious plants and/or plant materials that have been treated with insect and/or disease control sprays. The Company will comply with all worker protection standards and restrictions applicable to pesticides and other chemicals. Workers are also required to comply with all applicable worker protection standards as communicated by forepersons, supervisors, and managers.

Daily individual work assignments will be made by, and at the sole discretion of the Company as the needs of the harvesting operation dictate. Workers must perform the assigned work, and work at the assigned crew/field site, and may not switch assignments or crew/field site without the specific authorization of a company supervisor. Workers may be re-assigned to a different workstation at various times during the workday and/or on different days.

Workers will be expected to comply with all provisions of this Clearance Order and the Companys work rules, policies and procedures, and to perform any and all assigned