Field Workers (Harvest), Ag Equipment Operators

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7571725 Must have 1 months work experience with the produce as defined in this application including harvest work. Specific requirements include lifting to 50 pounds frequently and being able to use hand tools, including harvesting knives. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops. Must be able to work under conditions where skin and clothing become heavily soiled with mud, water, grease, etc. Crops: Head Lettuce, Romaine Carton, Heart/Mixed Leaf Carton, Cabbage Value added and Fresh Box , Mix Leaf, Green Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Savoy Cabbage, Kale/Collards, Cilantro, Parsley, Italian Parsley, Mustard Greens, Chinese Mustard, Turnip Greens, Bok Choy, Baby Bok Choy, and Napa Cabbage Romaine, Heart, Mix Leaf, and Head Lettuce: Heavy field work to harvest romaine, heart, mix leaf, and head lettuce. Employees cut, bag, pack, and load fresh romaine, head, and heart lettuce in the field. Employees will walk in uneven furrows behind a harvesting platform machine or belt to cut the produce. Under the direction of the field Supervisors, employees determine size and quality of the product to be harvested employees determine size and quality of the product to be harvested. Then, using a harvesting hand knife and bending at the waist, the employee grasps the produce, 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, wrap, seal and place into a carton or tote. Packers will secure empty containers from designated racks, insert lining material as necessary and fill the carton or totes to specification. Once totes, cartons or bins are filled they are pushed on to conveyor belt for loaders to close/cover and stack on the pallet. The cartons or totes for the product are constructed by unfolding and bending the material as designed to form a box. Carton is labeled and marked as required. The process is repeated. The cartons, totes or bins are lifted then stacked onto pallets on the deck of the harvester or trailer. Cartons or totes with product can weigh up to 50 lbs. Empty bins Pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs. Between two workers the empty pallets are carried and bins are assembled. Parsley, Italian Parsley, Mustard Greens, Chinese Mustard, Cilantro Heavy field work to harvest Parsley, Italian Parsley, Mustard Greens, Chinese Mustard, Cilantro. 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: Heavy field work to harvest Kale-Collard. Employees will 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. Le ves 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 Green: Heavy field work to harvest Turnip Green. Employees will 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: Heavy field work to harvest Savoy, Red, and Green Cabbage. Employees will walk in uneven furrows behind a harvesting platform machine or belt to cut the produce. 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 ca