Farm Worker

H2ajobs; Groveland (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Free weekly transportation to town

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers for citrus harvesting and general farm labor in Florida. Workers will hand-pick citrus, carry heavy sacks, and transport fruit to bins. The role requires outdoor work for long hours in varying weather and physical stamina to lift and move heavy loads.

Responsibilities include planting, weeding, pruning, irrigation tasks, and assisting in equipment maintenance. Employer-provided housing is available, with meals not included and weekly transportation to town for errands.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather.
• Must have requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the picking process.
• Experience wanted: 2 months.

Responsibilities

• Citrus harvesting by hand with a picking sack and ladder under supervision.
• Transporting full sacks (80–100 lb) to the designated tub or bin.
• Perform general farm labor tasks such as weeding, pruning and equipment maintenance.
• Assist with housing upkeep and housing-related tasks as needed.

Skills

Stamina/Physically fit

Outdoor work

Job description

Job Responsibilities

Citrus Harvesting: Harvesting citrus fruit by hand under supervisor's instructions. The worker will place a picking sack over their shoulder and carry an 18' to 20' ladder from the field truck to the area of the grove to be harvested. The picking sack is a canvas bag equipped with a shoulder strap for support, an opening for the insertion of fruit, and an opening to remove fruit. A fully loaded sack weighs between approximately 80 and 100 pounds, depending upon the size, condition, and variety of fruit. Workers position the ladder against the tree and within reach of the fruit in a secure, leaning position, taking care not to break limbs, damage the tree, knock off fruit, or interfere with other workers, ensuring a secure position to prevent slipping or falling. Workers will remove fruit from the tree by hand and place it into the picking sack. When the picking sack is full, the worker will transport the full sack to the designated fruit tub or bin.

In order to perform this kind of work, worker must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the picking process rapidly, working quickly and skillfully with their hands, and carrying a large number of sacks of fruit from the area in which the fruit is being harvested to the location of the tub.

General Farm Labor Activities

• Weeding
• Vining
• Sprouting
• Soil drenching
• Tree planting
• Re-standing
• Trimming
• Hand fertilizing
• Tree injection with Oxytetracycline (OTC)
• Spraying herbicide and pesticides
• Irrigation repair
• Cleaning and assisting in the repair and maintenance of farm equipment such as tractors, Goats/Loaders, trucks, buses, trailers, and other harvesting tools and farm machinery.
• Cleaning and repairing minor damage to Company provided worker housing to maintain a clean and safe living area.

Days and Hours

Days and Hours may vary.

Housing

Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals

Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dish-washing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers.

Transportation

Employer provided transportation will be airplane, charter bus, employer operated vehicle, or other common means depending on the workers' country or State of origin. All common means of transportation will meet applicable safety standards and will abide by 20 CFR 655.122(h)(1) & (2). Continued

Experience

Experience wanted: 2 months

Drug Testing

(Drug testing at employer expense after hire, if accident occurs.)