Strawberry and Raspberry Trimmers

Condições da vaga

Remuneração

US$ 16,90 / hora

Posições oferecidas

584 posições

Jornada

Tempo integral

Início do contrato

08/09/2026

Fim do contrato

07/11/2026

Tipo de visto

H-2A

Atividades e descrição

• Strawberry Plant and Raspberry Plant Trimmer: Trim Shed
• Worker will sort, trim and bundle strawberry plants in trimming shed or container plant nursery to prepare plants for packing and shipment and will be paid on a piecework basis. Worker also may be assigned to fill a support role for trim operations during harvest. In a support role, workers will perform duties associated with and directly related to trimming, including but not limited to packing plants, closing/stacking boxes in and around the trim shed, distributing plants, and clean-up functions in and around the trim shed and will be paid on an hourly basis. (See Wage section of this job order).
• Workers may trim a small amount of raspberry rootstock which consists of separating, sorting and cutting roots and canes and will be paid on a team piecework basis. Work production and quality will be monitored and reviewed for accuracy by the Supervisor.
• This position requires a good understanding of the strawberry trimming occupation. Must have 2 months of general strawberry crop production work experience within the previous 2 years.
• Strawberry regular trim: Worker stands at assigned station at trim table; takes harvested strawberry plants from pile on table; inspects and discards plants that do not meet specifications of trim shed supervisor, taking care not to discard marketable plants; creates “hand” of marketable plants, arranged so that all crowns are together, and all roots are aligned in the same direction; grasps root ends with other hand and passes roots over sickle blade on table to trim roots to uniform length; grasps stem end and passes stem end over sickle blade to trim stem end to uniform length; places “hand” of plants on table; repeats process to create a bundle of exactly 100 marketable plants, uniformly trimmed, bundled with crowns together, and roots aligned in same direction. Lays completed bundle on table to be removed by packer.
• Plant Sorter Resort Belt trim: Worker stands at assigned station at plant sorter machine at Resort Belt; takes harvested strawberry plants from resort belt; inspects and discards plants that do not meet specifications of trim shed supervisor, taking care not to discard marketable plants; creates “hand” of marketable plants, arranged so that all crowns are together, and all roots are aligned in the same direction; grasps root ends with other hand and passes roots over sickle blade on table to trim roots to uniform length; grasps stem end and passes stem end over sickle blade to trim stem end to uniform length; places “hand” of plants in a tray; repeats process to create a bundle of exactly 100 marketable plants, uniformly trimmed, bundled with crowns together, and roots aligned in same direction. Lays completed bundle in a tray to be removed by packer.
• Green trim: Same as regular trim, except only root ends are trimmed, and not leafy ends.

Requisitos e ocupação

Escolaridade

Sem escolaridade mínima exigida

Ocupação

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Informações do anúncio

Número do processo

H-300-26182-071200

Status do processo

Certificação emitida