2600 SEASONAL Caretaker-Dayshift

Essential Functions

• Pumps brine to tanks as needed to maintain required tank brine level.
• Uses ladder to install tank plugs and uses hoses to fill to desired level with brine.
• Unheads and/or heads tanks as needed.
• Obtains samples of brinestock as directed.
• Manually lifts and moves tank heads, 4x4’s, and other supplies.
• Circulates tanks of brinestock using circulating pump or air blowers.
• Cleans out and washes down tanks as necessary after stock is emptied from them.
• Cleans the unloading area, around and under tanks, the platforms, between the rows, and other areas to maintain safe and sanitary conditions.
• Remains alert to conditions in the tank yard that would adversely affect the quality of stock.
• Follows safety rules and company policies.

Other Duties

• Uses skimmer and brush to clean top of brine tanks.
• Assists with tanking of brinestock and fresh cucumbers.
• Operates forklift for material or equipment handling.
• Performs minor carpentry repairs and reports any unsafe conditions on the platforms to appropriate personnel.
• Cleans drains and ditches.
• Adds salt to tanks as directed by operating forklift or by shoveling salt into bins.
• Occasionally assists with other duties in Outside Production.
• Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.

Requirements

• High school graduate preferred.
• Certified forklift operator required.
• This is a heavy, physical job and requires significant upper body strength.

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

• Forklift
• Hand Tools
• Pumps
• Dipper
• Hoses
• Ladder
• Broom
• Brush
• Shovel
• Skimmer
• Plastic Cover
• Tractor
• Pressure Washer

Physical Demands

• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady forces in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a high position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/ or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and\or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Visual Acuity: Required for operating motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

Work Environment

• Works outside, subject to wide seasonal temperature variations and intermittent wetness from rain or some job tasks.
• Gloves, goggles, ear protection and steel inserts for shoes available as needed.