Strawberry plant trimmers and Trim Shed Workers will perform the following duties:
All packing is performed in the shed is on the farm for all job duties specified herein.
Workers will be assigned to fill a support role for trim operations during harvest in the shed on the farm. This role would be directly related to trimming including packing plants, close/stack boxes, carrying boxes, lifting plants from bin on to tables, clean-up functions, etc., in the shed on the farm. Workers may sort, trim, and bundle strawberry plants in trimming shed located on the farm to prepare plants for packing and shipment 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 in the shed on the farm. Lays completed bundle on table to be removed by packer in the shed on the farm. Workers will use a trim knife that is attached to the trim table for cutting in the shed on the farm.
Workers may also drive tractors and forklifts. Tractors have a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) under 26,001 lbs or do not require CDL to operate.
Employment period: Sep 18, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026
