Farm Workers and Laborers

H2ajobs; Uvalda (GA); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Transportation to town

Cooking facilities and gear at housing

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking farm workers to plant crops such as sweet potatoes, peppers, onions and watermelon. Workers will also weed, rake, and clean areas around farms and buildings, with additional duties like field maintenance and sanitation as needed.

The role involves heavy lifting and working in extreme weather conditions. Two days of training with the employer are provided, and housing is employer-provided.

Qualifications

• Experience required: 0 months.

Responsibilities

• Plant sweet potatoes, a variety of peppers, onion and watermelon.
• Pull weeds, rake, clean areas around the farms and buildings.
• Other duties may include field maintenance, camp sanitation, loading and unloading.
• Work under extreme weather conditions.
• Heavy lifting, bending and stooping daily.

Job description

EMPLOYEES WILL PLANT SWEET POTATOES, A VARIETY OF PEPPERS, ONION AND WATERMELON. THEY WILL ALSO BE PULLING WEEDS, RAKING, CLEANING AREAS AROUND THE FARMS AND BUILDINGS. OTHER DUTIES MAY INCLUDE FIELD MAINTENANCE, CAMP SANITATION, LOADING AND UNLOADING. THIS WILL ALL BE DONE UNDER EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. HEAVY LIFTING, BENDING AND STOOPING WILL BE INVOLVED ON A DAILY BASIS.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer does not provide meals. Employer will provide free, convenient and fully equipped with refrigerator, stove, pots, pans, utensils and counter space cooking and kitchen facilities to workers living in employer provided housing, which will enable workers to prepare their own meals. Employer will also provide free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city to buy food, banking services, Laundry services, and other necessaries.

****: Employer will provide functional laundry facilities for the workers at the housing sites. If the workers choose to go to a laundromat, employer will provide transportation to the facilities but not cover the laundering expenses.

Transport: Transportation and Subsistence will be provided, please see Addendum C.

Experience wanted: 0 months

52LB LIFTING

TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER

HEAVY BENDING AND STOOPING

REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS

2 DAY TRAINING WITH EMPLOYER. The training period for all crop activities is 2 days starting with the first day of employment to acclimate the worker to the physical demands of farm work and to familiarize workers with the job specifications and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and other crop specific issues.