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Foothill Packing Inc Field Workers (Harvest) in Yuma, Arizona

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/6661898

Parsley, Italian Parsley, Mustard Greens, Chinese Mustard, Cilantro are harvested in the field. 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: Employees 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. Leaves 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 Greens are harvested in the field. Employees 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: are harvested in the field. Employees cut, bag, pack, and load savoy, red and green cabbage in the field. Cutting is done by walking in uneven furrows behind a harvesting platform machine or belt. 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 carton or tote. Cutter places the product on a table for the packer to 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. Cartons are labeled and marked as required. The process is repeated. The cartons, totes or bins are then stacked onto pallets on the deck of the harvester or trailer. Cartons or totes with the 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.

Agricultural Equipment Operator: Are responsible for setting up, maintaining, and inspecting equipment prior to start of day. Workers will assist in preparing harvest machines for immediate field operation, or movement to a new location. Workers will operate tractors, tractor drawn machinery, harvest machines, and field forklift to harvest crops. They will operate tractors and harvesters through the furrows, towing loaded trailers on and off the field harvested area. They are also responsible for the following day, such as the setup of the tractors, harvesters, field forklifts, cartons for the harvested crops, fuel for the tractor, and general service of the equipment being used at the field. Workers are required to have basic knowledge of operating tractors, harvesters, and field forklifts. They must pass tractor/machine safety training and demonstrate ability to operate tractors, harvesters, and forklifts in a safe manner. Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to the primary duties. Such work will be temporary and unsubstantial agricultural labor.

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 employ

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