Field Workers (Harvest) and Van drivers
Employer: Foothill Packing, Inc. YU-44
Location: Yuma, AZ
Workers needed: 23
Pay: $15.15/hour
Season: Nov 1, 2026 – Apr 20, 2027
Experience: 1 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Beets, Leeks, Green Onions, & Radish, are harvested in the field. Employees walk along uneven furrows, bending and pulling beets, radishes, & leeks by the tops, removing excess dirt, selecting size and quality under the direction of the supervisor. The beets, leeks, green onions, and radishes are then tied together according to individual sizes. The bunched beats, leeks, and radishes are then placed on either a table or belt. Beets and leeks, and green onions are then placed into a carton or tote. Cartons or totes have specific count of bunches and or weight requirement. Cartons or totes have a specific count or weight requirement. Cartons or totes with product can weigh up to 50 lbs. Empty bins Pallets can weigh up to 95 lbs. a forklift carries the bins onto a trailer and between two workers the bins are carried to be assembled.
Kale: are harvested in the field. Employees walk along uneven furrows next a machine, stripping 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 then either 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. Kale plants are then stripped by hand of the undesirable leaves. Leaves 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 each.
Tender Leaf: Heavy field labor work to harvest Tender Leaf. Employees’ spot check, sort, stack, fill and load spinach, tender leaf in the field. Under the direction of the field supervisor employees spot check for any foreign material such as trash, weeds, and move irrigation pipe from one furrow to another. Spotting is done by walking in uneven furrows in front of a harvesting platform machine or belt. The harvest machine or belt then cuts produce and transporters it through a conveyor where employees sort and fill totes and or bins. 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. Cartons, totes or bins are 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.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Tropics Motor Hotel & Desert Inn:
The Employer will provide all workers living at Motor Hotel and Desert Inn with 3 meals a day, 7 days per week, at a reasonable cost not to exceed $16.78 for three meals per day (or higher when/if the Department of Labor publishes the new maximum meal deduction rate and/or approves a higher meal charge at the employer’s request). The employer will use catering services provided by Pan Comido for workers occupying employer-provided housing at Tropics Motor Hotel and Desert Inn and will pay Pan Comido directly for the three served meals each day.
Transport: The following provisions pertaining to provision or reimbursement for inbound and return transportation and subsistence apply only to persons recruited from outside normal commuting distance.
Experience wanted: 1 months
Must have 1 months work experience with the produce as defined in this application including harvest work.
To drive a Cal Van, Employees must possess a valid drivers license (state issued) and must be able to pass Class B Physical exam and register as an FLCE driver. The employer will be responsible for the cost of the California Drivers License, Class B Physical Exam, and registration as an FLCE driver (if any). The Drivers License and FLCE Certificate are job requirements.
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