Field Worker (Harvest) and Ag Equip Operator
Foothill Packing, Inc. YU-47
About this opportunity
Spinach 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.
- Dates
- Nov 9, 2026 – Apr 3, 2027
- Duration
- ~5 months
- Experience
- 1 month(s)
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience: 1 month(s)
- Must have 1 months work experience with the produce as defined in this application including harvest work.
- Specific requirements include lifting to 50 pounds frequently and being able to use hand tools, including cutting knives. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops.
- Must be able to work under conditions where skin and clothing become heavily soiled with mud, water, grease, etc.
- Parsley, Italian Parsley, Cilantro, Spinach, are harvested in the field. Cutting is done by kneeling on beds next to a machine or without a machine. Under the direction of the field Supervisors, employee determines the size and quality of the product to be harvest. Then using a harvesting hand knife, the employee cuts the appropriate amount of product from its roots and cleans by hand the defective leaves and trims the stems. The product is then tied, sleeved or banded. The product is then either packed or placed into a box/tote or placed on a belt. Cartons or totes have a specific count or weight requirement.
- 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.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — The employer will offer housing, bedding (mattresses, blankets, sheets, pillows and pillowcases), storage for personal belongings, and utilities at no cost to workers recruited from beyond normal commuting distances who are unable to return to their place of residence on a daily basis.
- Transportation
- Workers who commute daily have the option to drive their own vehicles to the work site or come to pre-designated pickup points to ride free bus transportation to and from the work site. Workers living in Company provided housing will be provided free transportation to and from the company-provided housing and the work site. Workers living in company provided housing also have the option to drive their own vehicles to the worksite.
How to apply
E-mail: dmurillo@foothillpacking.com; Tel: +18317841453
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- Case number
- JO-A-300-26244-209296
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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