Celery Heavy Labor Harvester

Tanimura & Antle•Salinas, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time seasonal position for a heavy labor harvester working in celery. The employee will be a member of a celery heavy labor harvest crew, performing tasks under the direction of a foreperson or supervisor. Employees will work under close supervision, performing routine tasks that require limited judgment to build harvesting skills and efficiencies. Specific tasks include harvesting produce by walking in assigned furrows, bending and grasping produce, cutting it from roots/stalks with a knife, trimming according to specifications, discarding substandard produce, and packaging or placing harvested produce for further processing. Employees may also work as a Button Operator on harvest machines, responsible for machine speed, wing adjustments, and operating the control panel. Additionally, they may act as a safety monitor and assist the Machine Operator. The role involves moving cartons weighing 32-66 pounds, cleaning fields by picking up trash and debris, and standing on harvest machine platforms to close, seal, and move cartons. Other duties include forming boxes from bundles, placing stickers, and arranging pallets. Work is performed in open fields and may involve exposure to various weather conditions and elements.

Requirements

Must be able to perform all responsibilities and general job specifications outlined.
Must work as a member of a celery heavy labor harvest crew.
Must work under close supervision of a crew leader and receive specific instructions.
Must not place produce on the table which does not meet the specifications set forth by the supervisor.
Must not leave un-harvested produce which meets specifications.
Must listen to, understand, and follow instructions of Company row bosses, forepersons, supervisors and managers.
Must assist in maintaining work areas and Company property in a neat and clean condition by not littering or in any deliberate way defacing Company property.
Must come prepared with appropriate clean clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions.
Must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.
Must not use a short handled hoe.
Weeding is in compliance with California law.
Does NOT touch conveyors or chains.

Responsibilities

Harvests produce by walking in assigned furrows, on top of growing beds behind or in front of a harvesting machine platform or harvesting cart, selecting size and quality of the produce to be harvested as specified by the supervisor.
Bends and grasps selected produce and cuts it from its roots and or stalks using a harvesting knife.
Trims the product according to specifications of supervisor.
Discards produce that does not meet specified quality standards.
Inserts trimmed produce meeting quality specifications into specified packaging or containers and/or places the freshly harvested produce on the table for taping/clipping by the clipper and packing by packer in the field.
Establishes the speed of the harvest machine at the direction of the Foreperson, lifting or lowering the wings of the harvester, as required, and operating the control panel to control carousel speed, water supply and a kill switch.
Acts as a safety monitor to assist the Machine Operator to ensure safety when the machines are turning in the fields.
Assists the Machine Operator in opening and closing machines.
Moves cartons weighing from 32-66 pounds.
Cleans-up fields, which may consist of picking up trash, discarding cartons, and any other weed or debris.
Stands on harvest machine platform, closes cartons, takes packed cartons off conveyor belt and seals the finished carton with tape or special locking lids.
Moves sealed cartons (approximately 32-66 pounds) to the side for loading on pallets.
Lifts and carries carton box bundles (15 boxes/bundle, approximately 32 lbs.; export 20 boxes/bundle, approximately 66 lbs.) from side of harvest platform to box forming area.
Removes strapping, unfolds carton and forms into a box to be packed.
Places stickers on cartons indicating quantity to be packed in cartons.
Places made-up boxes on wings of harvest platform to be available for packers.
Lifts and carries pallets (approximately 42 lbs (T&A Pallet) - 56 lbs (Chep Pallet) from supply on side of harvesting machine and arranges the pallets on harvest platform.
Takes closed cartons and arranges on pallets according to specifications of supervisor.