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Field/Shed Support Workers
- Country: United States
- Visa type: H-2A
- Job ID: (Open on offer list)
- Employer name: Confidential
- Employees needed: 100
- E-mail (employer): Confidential
- E-mail (agent): Confidential
- Phone: Confidential
- Agent phone: Confidential
- Working hours per week: 45
- Wage: 19.97 USD / Hour
- Start date: 06/16/2025
- End date: 12/08/2025
- Process date: 04/21/2025 10:50:40
- Submit date: Confidential
- Offer description:
Field Workers (Roma, Round Tomatoes and Bell Peppers (green and red) and Shed Support Workers to perform the following duties: Prepare soil for planting vine tomatoes (Roma and Round tomatoes) and Bell Peppers (green and red), including use of shovels or long-handled hoes and cutting plastic to prepare ground; stake (staking requires frequently lifting tool that weighs 12-18 pounds to drive stake into the ground), nursery work (sow and care for seedlings plants, cleaning trays, rotating trays, moving material for seedlings), plant, prune (using pruning shears), top and defoliate plants; weed using a long-handled hoe and hands if close to the plant, and will only perform hand weeding in compliance with 8 Cal. Code Regulations Section 3437, 3456(b-c), tie tomato vines to stakes using twine, use twine to support bell pepper plants between stakes and pick tomatoes (bend or reach to pick tomatoes from vines and place cartons that weigh up to 50 pounds), and pick bell peppers using pruning shears to snip the stems, leaving a little bit of stem attached, assist with irrigation, recover field equipment, such as plastic coverings, twine, irrigation tape and stakes. In connection with field work, may operate equipment such as tractors to plant, harvest, cultivate and crop protection handlers. Crop protection handlers is defined as those who spray, apply, and mix crop protection materials and require training and a medical exam for use of respirators. Crop protection handlers will receive additional safety training on handling of crop protection materials and will require medical clearance specific to the use of respirators. Workers will work under close supervision and are given specific task instructions while performing routine field work activities as defined above. Workers will exercise limited discretion and work activities are closely monitored by field supervisors and foreman. Workers may perform other minor work incidental to the primary job duties which will be agricultural in nature and insubstantial compared to the time spent on the primary job duties. Shed Support Worker: Shed activities include moving the packed tomato and bell pepper boxes or pallets from the packing shed production area to the cooler rooms, separated by color, grade and size, stacking tomato and bell pepper cartons, separated by color, grade and size; cleaning all shed equipment needed for tomato and bell pepper packing, assemble and discarding cartons and other materials needed for tomato and bell pepper packing, supply tomato and bell pepper packers and fillers with packing materials, create and label tomato and bell pepper cartons, tying tomato and bell pepper cartons, move agricultural product to packer and filler, dumping tomatoes and bell peppers in water tank, pick up tomatoes and bell peppers that have fallen on the floor to maintain safe working area, may operate equipment to assist in packing shed operations and assisting as safety monitor when equipment is operating.