Job Information
Confidential Farmworkers and Laborers, Crops in Green Springs, Ohio
Reference this job order number when inquiring about this position. Inquiries must be made prior to 08/23/2024.
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 06/15/2024-11/01/2024. 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: 48
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 30 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. PICKLES: 1. Walking between rows thinning plants and hoeing out weeds, one row at a time. 2. Vine training, workers straddle the plant row, then move and tuck vines back into the row. 3. Picking- pick one row at a time. Sizes of pickles are: No. 1, 1 1/16 inches and smaller diameter. No. 2, 1 1/16 inches to 1 ½ inches in diameter. To be picked into a 5/8 BU bucket, between 20 and 30 Lb, Once the bucket is ¾ full to level full the worker will turn around and dump it on a self propelled conveyor belt. Once dumped the worker will repeat the process until the daily patch is picked. PEPPERS: Planting: Sit on a seat and put one plant per opening on a carousel planter as it moves up the field. The worker also puts new plant trays on planter racks at each end of field and removes the used trays and puts them back in the plant racks. HOEING: Worker hoes or pulls all weeds that are around the plants. Worker takes one row at a time until they reach the end of the field and then start the process all over again. PICKING: Pick one row at a time and don't change rows until they get to the other end of the field. The worker is expected to pick mature fruit without breaking bran