Field Workers (Cabbage)

Foothill Packing Inc; Yuma (AZ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Foothill Packing Inc in Yuma, AZ, is seeking a hardworking field laborer for cabbage harvest and raw processing tasks. The role involves cutting, bagging, and loading cabbage in the field, with safety under the field foreman’s guidance.

Responsibilities include trimming outer leaves, coring where needed, and preparing product for carton or tote. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs and work in dusty, muddy field conditions.

Qualifications

• 1 month experience with produce including harvest work.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Must be able to work in muddy, dirty field conditions.
• Ability to distinguish crop color without color vision deficiency.

Responsibilities

• Harvest cabbage in the field and prepare for value-added processing.
• Cut, bag and load cabbage in the field under foreman direction.
• Trim outer leaves and prep for carton or tote packaging.
• Inspect quality and place product on belts or pallets as required.

Skills

Harvesting

Heavy lifting

Knife handling

Field work

Tools

Knives

Shears

Long-handled hoes

Forklift

Job description

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more

information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7560690

Crops: Cabbage

Cabbage in preparation for value added: Heavy labor field work to

harvest Cabbage in preparation for value added. Employees cut, bag, and

load cabbage in the field. Employee will walk in uneven furrows behind a

harvesting conveyor belt to cut the produce. Under the direction of the

field foreman, the worker then determines the size and quality of the

cabbage to be harvested and using a harvesting knife with a coring

attachment, the employee bends at the waist, grasps produce and cuts the

head from its roots. Employee then trims the outer leaves from the head

and cores it with coring attachment either by hand or with the machines

coring mechanism to prepare it to be placed in a carton/tote or on the

belt. The cored cabbage is then carried down the belt where employees

inspect quality, core, and remove loose leaves prior to being dropped in

a bin where it is sorted to bin capacity or to be field packed. Cutter

places the product on a table for the packer either or combination of;

tie, spot wash, sort, wrapped, sealed, and placed into a carton or tote.

The cartons or totes for the product are constructed by unfolding and

bending the material as designed to form a box. Carton is labeled and

marked as required. The process is repeated. Employees also may do the

same process without coring the cabbage. With the non-coring process,

the employees may place whole cabbage heads directly into bin or on

belt. The cartons, totes or bins are then stalked onto pallets on the

deck of the harvester or trailer. Cartons or totes with product can

weigh up to 50 lbs. Empty pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs. A forklift

carries the pallets onto a trailer and between two workers the pallets

are carried to be assembled.

Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated

with and directly related to the primary duties such as cleaning up

field before during and after harvest, picking up trash, discarding

cartons and assisting as safety monitor when equipment is turning in the

field to begin a new pass.

In the event that an employee is injured while on the job, the Company

will provide a temporary work assignment that will be as closely related

to the job duties described herein, while the employee recovers from a

workrelated illness which meets with physicians clearance to return to

work under specific limitations. The work assignment will not be a

permanent position, it will be temporary to accommodate the injured

worker under doctors restrictions and time period that may differ from

the heavy field work described within.

Must have 1 months work experience with the produce as defined in this

application including harvest work. Specific requirements include

lifting to 50 pounds frequently and being able to use hand tools,

including cutting knives, shears, and long handled hoes. Cannot be color

blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops. Must be able to

work under conditions where skin and clothing become heavily soiled with

mud, water, grease, etc.