Field Workers (Harvest), Ag Equipment Operators

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

Job summary

Foothill Packing Inc. is seeking workers for heavy field harvesting of lettuce, cabbage, kale, parsley, cilantro, and related crops in Yuma, AZ. You will cut, bag, and load fresh produce in the field, then assist packers in preparing cartons or totes for shipment.

Applicants must have at least 1 month of experience with produce, be able to lift up to 50 lbs, and use harvesting knives. Color discrimination is required; work in muddy, wet, and dirty conditions is expected.

Qualifications

• Must have at least 1 month of experience with the listed produce, including harvest work.
• Lifting up to 50 pounds frequently and ability to use hand tools including harvesting knives.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Harvest lettuce, romaine, and related crops in the field.
• Cut, bag, pack, and load fresh produce into cartons or totes.
• Walk behind harvesting platform machines or belts to cut produce and assess size/quality.
• Pack cartons/totes or place on belts; prepare for shipment and stack on pallets.
• Move empty pallets and assist loaders; ensure cartons/totes are properly labeled.

Skills

1 month experience

Heavy lifting 50 lbs

Hand tools use

Not color blind

Work in dirt/mud

Attention to crop size/quality

Teamwork

Tools

Harvest knives

Job description

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

information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7571725

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 harvesting knives. 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.

Crops: Head Lettuce, Romaine Carton, Heart/Mixed Leaf Carton, Cabbage

Value added and Fresh Box , Mix Leaf, Green Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy

Cabbage, Kale/Collards, Cilantro, Parsley, Italian Parsley, Mustard

Greens, Chinese Mustard, Turnip Greens, Bok Choy, Baby Bok Choy, and

Napa Cabbage

Romaine, Heart, Mix Leaf, and Head Lettuce: Heavy field work to harvest

romaine, heart, mix leaf, and head lettuce. Employees cut, bag, pack,

and load fresh romaine, head, and heart lettuce in the field. Employees

will walk in uneven furrows behind a harvesting platform machine or belt

to cut the produce. Under the direction of the field Supervisors,

employees determine size and quality of the product to be harvested

employees determine size and quality of the product to be harvested.

Then, using a harvesting hand knife and bending at the waist, the

employee grasps the produce, cuts the head from the roots, and trims the

outer leaves from the head to prepare it to be placed into a carton or

tote. Cutter places the product on a table for the packer to either or

combination of, tie, spot wash, sort, wrap, seal and place into a carton

or tote. Packers will secure empty containers from designated racks,

insert lining material as necessary and fill the carton or totes to

specification. Once totes, cartons or bins are filled they are pushed on

to conveyor belt for loaders to close/cover and stack on the pallet. 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. The cartons, totes or bins

are lifted then stacked onto pallets on the deck of the harvester or

trailer. Cartons or totes with product can weigh up to 50 lbs. Empty

bins Pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs. Between two workers the empty

pallets are carried and bins are assembled.

Parsley, Italian Parsley, Mustard Greens, Chinese Mustard, Cilantro

Heavy field work to harvest Parsley, Italian Parsley, Mustard Greens,

Chinese Mustard, Cilantro. Cutting is done by kneeling or standing on

beds next to a machine or without a machine. Under the direction of the

field Supervisors, employee determines the size and quality of the

product to be harvested. Then using a harvesting hand knife, the

employee cuts the appropriate amount of product from the stem and cleans

by hand the defective leaves and trims the stems. The product is then

tied, sleeved, or banded. The product is then either packed or placed

into a box/tote or placed on a belt. Cartons or totes have a specific

count or weight requirement. Cartons and totes are then stacked on

pallets on a trailer or deck of harvester. The process is repeated.

Cartons and totes with the product can weigh up to 50 lbs. each. Empty

pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs.; a field forklift carries the pallets

onto a trailer and between two workers the pallets are carried to be

assembled.

Kale-Collard: Heavy field work to harvest Kale-Collard.

Employees will walk along uneven furrows next to a machine, stripping or cutting the

desired leaves from the plant and either placing them on a belt loose or

taking a specific amount of the leaves and tying them together. Bunches

are trimmed before being placed on a table or belt to be packed into a

carton or tote. Cartons or totes have specific count of bunches and or

weight requirements. Le ves are discarded onto ground. The cartons or

totes for the product is constructed by unfolding and bending the

material as designed to form a box. Cartons and totes are then stacked

on pallets on a trailer or deck of harvester. Process is repeated.

Cartons and totes with product can weigh up to 50 lbs. each. Empty

pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs and are moved by forklifts (when

available) or are carried between two workers and assembled.

Turnip Green: Heavy field work to harvest Turnip Green.

Employees will walk along uneven furrows, bending and pulling turnips by the tops,

removing excess dirt, selecting size and quality under the direction of

the supervisor. The turnip greens are then tied together according to

individual sizes. The bunched turnips are then placed on either a table

or belt. Turnips are then placed into a carton or tote. Cartons or totes

have a specific count of bunches and or weight requirement. Cartons or

totes have a specific count or weight requirement.

Savoy, Red, and Green Cabbage: Heavy field work to harvest Savoy, Red,

and Green Cabbage. Employees will walk in uneven furrows behind a

harvesting platform machine or belt to cut the produce. Under the

direction of the field Supervisors, employees determine the size and

quality of the product to be harvested. Then, using a harvesting hand

knife and bending at the waist, the employee cuts the head from the

roots and trims the outer leaves from the head to prepare it to be

placed into a ca