Farm Workers and Laborers

EMPLOYEES WILL BE PICKING AND HARVESTING HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA BY HAND ACCORDING TO THE SHAPE, COLOR, MATURITY LEVEL AND/OR RIPENESS. THEY WILL ALSO BE STAKING, PULLING WEEDS, RAKING, PREPPING THE FIELDS FOR THE NEXT SEASON, 12.57CLEANING AREAS AROUND THE FARMS AND BUILDINGS. OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE FIELD MAINTENANCE, CAMP SANITATION, LAYING IRRIGATION PIPE, DIGGING DITCHES, PULLING PLASTIC, LOADING AND UNLOADING. THIS WILL ALL BE DONE UNDER EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. HEAVY LIFTING, BENDING AND STOOPING WILL BE INVOLVED ON A DAILY BASIS.

52LB LIFTING TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER HEAVY BENDING AND STOOPING REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS 2 DAY TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER. The training period for all crop activities is 2 days starting with the first day of employment to acclimate the worker to the physical demands of farm work and to familiarize workers with the job specifications and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and other crop specific issues.