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Spinach Specifications:\ Machine Harvest\ Positions: Sprinklers, Quality/Checker, Machine Operator, Box Maker, Tractor Driver, Loader, Packers, thinning, cleaning, general labor\ Under the direction of the supervisors, a field worker walks in uneven furrows in front of the machine cleaning (cleaning out) beds to ensure quality of product. Field workers (Packers) fill up totes with product on top of a harvesting machine, product is moved to a trailer and it is then transported out the field. Process is repeated.\ General Ranch Maintenance / General Farm Labor includes, but is not limited to, on the farm road maintenance and dust control to farm roadways by means of farm equipment.\ Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them.\ Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment.\ Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand.\ Operate tractors, forklifts, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops.\ Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping.\ Feel plants\' leaves and note their coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease.\ Dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs.\ Dig, rake, and screen soil, filling cold frames and hot beds in preparation for planting.\ Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality.\ Trap and destroy pests, such as moles, gophers, and mice, using pesticides.\ Move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors.\ Haul and spread topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition soil, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels.\ Repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures.\ Plant, spray, weed (long-handled hoe), fertilize, water, and prune plants, shrubs, and trees, using gardening tools.\ Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.\ Seal containers or materials, using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools.\ Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers, using hand tools.\ Obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools.\ Mark and label containers, container tags, or products, using marking tools.\ Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.\ Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks.\ Place or pour products or materials into containers, using hand tools and equipment, or fill containers from spouts or chutes.\ Load materials and products into package processing equipment.\ Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, handtrucks, forklifts, or transfer augers.

2-months experience harvesting crops to avoid crop damage and personal injury. Written verification of experience is required.\ Workers must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 50-80 pounds in the course of performing required\ activities. Workers must be able to listen, understand, and follow instructions of company supervisors and managers.

Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of the product. Must be able to use shears, clippers and other agricultural tools (i.e., hand saw (can be powered by gas)); no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Proficiency in English or Spanish is required for training and safety purposes. Work is performed outdoors in open fields and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal field environment. Temperatures can range from 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared wi h appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described.

Training and Production Standards: Training will be provided in the field by foreman during the first week of an employees work. Workers will be provided a 3-day training or break-in period after which they must demonstrate the ability to perform the job duties defined herein. Workers must reach production standards by the fifth day of work, including the 3-day training period. The employer has determined to the best of its ability the following minimum production standard: each worker must keep up with 90% of the crew average for their crew for each work day. The daily output for a given crew may vary according to crop, field site, and time that work is performed, but in the past, the per-worker output has averages of: Spinach 15 -16 cartons per hour