Field Workers (Cabbage)

Crops: Cabbage – heavy labor field work to harvest cabbage in preparation for value-added processing.

Responsibilities

• Walk in uneven furrows behind a harvesting conveyor belt to cut produce.
• Determine size and quality of cabbage under direction of the field foreman.
• Use a harvesting knife with a coring attachment to cut cabbage heads from roots while bending at the waist.
• Trim outer leaves and core cabbage by hand or machine mechanism to prepare for packaging.
• Place cored cabbage on a belt where it is inspected, further cored, and loose leaves removed before being dropped into bins.
• Sort cabbage to bin capacity or field pack as needed.
• Cut and place cabbage on a table for packers to tie, spot wash, sort, wrap, seal, and place into cartons or totes.
• Construct cartons or totes by unfolding and bending material to form boxes, then label and mark as required.
• Repeat the cutting, coring, and packing process; may also harvest whole cabbage heads without coring.
• Stack filled cartons, totes, or bins (up to 50 lbs) onto pallets on the harvester or trailer deck.
• Handle empty pallets (up to 95 lbs) with assistance and assemble pallets as needed.
• Assist with field cleanup before, during, and after harvest, including trash pickup and discarding used cartons.
• Act as a safety monitor when equipment is turning in the field to begin a new pass.

Requirements

• Minimum of 1 month of work experience with produce, including harvest work.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds frequently.
• Proficiency in using hand tools, including cutting knives, shears, and long-handled hoes.
• Must not be color blind (ability to distinguish crop colors is required).
• Ability to work in conditions where skin and clothing may become heavily soiled with mud, water, grease, etc.

Additional Information

In the event of a work-related injury, the company will provide a temporary work assignment closely related to the primary duties described, pending physician clearance and specific work limitations. This temporary assignment is not a permanent position and will accommodate the injured worker’s recovery needs.