Reference this job order number when inquiring about this position. Inquiries must be made prior to 09/12/2025.
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 07/25/2025-11/01/2025. Must agree to work Mon-Fri, 6 hours per day, Sat, 6 hours. Employer will provide transportation from employer provided living quarters to work site every day. Must read, and agree to, all terms and conditions of employment prior to a referral to the employer.
OPENINGS: 4
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have at least 1 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, ability to lift 60 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities.
Workers will perform assign duties as instructed by their supervisor. General Farm Work: Tasks the worker must be able to perform include: Staking, stringing, field cleanup including cutting and removing string from stakes, removing stakes and stacking them on a field truck, tying, pulling plastic off of the beds and putting it in a baler; using a shovel to finish plastic bed ends and install drainage inlets to field ditches; irrigation maintenance, ride on plastic laying machine and maintain operation of drip tape and plastic rolls; remove debris, weeding, shovel work, discarded plant materials, or other items to maintain a clean growing area, wash harvest buckets with provided cleaner and brushes. Duties may vary from time to time, workers will harvest, load, grade jalapeno peppers and bell peppers. The worker will require use of hand tools such as shears and knives. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting to 60 lbs. Workers will pick peppers based on size, coloring, and ripeness according to prescribed standards. This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures. Pepper Planting: the worker will be given several trays of pepper plants. Walking down each row in the field, the workers will place each plant from the tray in a hole in the ground until the tray is empty and return the empty tray to the tray location and retrieve a new full tray of plants and the worker will repeat the process. Pepper Harvesting (all): Workers will move down assigned row and pick proper size, shape and color of pepper, place into bucket. When full, take to field truck, receive credit on his/her badge and obtain empty bucket and repeat the process. The worker in order to perform this kind of work must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in a possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance, working quickly and skillfully with their hands repeatedly. The employer will provide the tools necessary (if applicable) to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. Employer may deduct the reasonable cost of damages and/or replacement of tools and/or equipment if such repair or replacement results from willful neglect or gross negligence after the damage has occurred and after gaining the employee's written authorization to make the deduction. Secondary Job activities, Camp Cooks Incident to and in conjunction with other agricultural operations on the farm, workers will perform secondary agriculture functions, as described at 29 C.F.R. 780.105 (c), that include assisting in maintaining food inventory and stocking supplies, preparing and serving food, and associated farm labor kitchen maintenance and general clean-up of kitchen and service area, sanitizing of dishes, pots and other items used to prepare food, delivery of meals to workers in the fields, and provide food service in compliance with applicable health and safety regulations. All work described herein is provided directly to agricultural workers employed by the employer.
EMPLOYER ASSURANCES:
BOARD ARRANGEMENTS: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers are able to prepare their own meals. The employer will provide transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.
HOUSING: Employer-provided housing is available for all workers who live outside a reasonable daily driving distance.
TRANSPORTATION TO WORK SITE: The employer will provide transportation for all workers living in the employer-provided housing to and from the daily work site(s).
WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE: Provided.
TOOLS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT: Tools, supplies, and equipment needed to complete the job will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker.
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