Farmworker

H2ajobs; Florida; Vor Ort; USD 17.000 - 22.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Employer-provided housing

Weekly town transportation

Zusammenfassung

H2ajobs Florida is seeking general farm laborers to plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack cucumbers, peppers, squash, cabbage and related crops. This entry-level role emphasizes physical stamina, safety, and the ability to work outdoors in varying weather. Two months experience preferred; training provided.

Duties include operating farm vehicles and simple machinery, loading produce, cleaning work areas and assisting with irrigation. Housing is provided; meals are not.

Qualifikationen

• Two months of farmwork experience required or demonstrated related work.
• All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision.
• Must be able to perform physical tasks outdoors in varying conditions.

Aufgaben

• Plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack crops by hand and with basic equipment.
• Operate farm vehicles and machinery (tractors, trailer equipment).
• Load, sort, wash, and package harvested produce; maintain clean work areas.

Kenntnisse

Manual labor

Physical stamina

Teamwork

Safety consciousness

Tools

Forklifts

Tractors

Field machinery

Jobbeschreibung

Crops/Commodities:

Bell pepper, tomato, squash, cucumber, chili pepper, cabbage.

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):

Perform manual labor to plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and field pack cucumber, bell pepper, chili peppers, squash, tomotoes, broccoli and cabbage by hand and machine. Operate farm vehicles, implements and mechanical equipment including tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plant and harvest crops. Use hand tools such as shovels, tampers, pruning hooks, machetes, hoes and knives.

Till soil. Work alongside tractor and trailer that are moving through the field while workers harvest produce. Workers will not break skin of tomato, drop tomato, or leave any appropriate product on the plant during harvest. Clean, pack and load harvested tomatoes. Install or remove items required in plasticulture. Install and remove stakes, wire, netting and string. Grade, sort, wash, select, label, pack and load harvested products.

Bell peppers, chili peppers, broccoli and cucumbers will be manually harvested by walking through the field and picking into baskets, carrying full baskets to dumpers riding on trailers moving alongside rows, and dumping into bins on the trailer. Pick squash by hand, field pack into boxes and load full boxes onto the back of trailers.

Cabbage will be cut at the base using a knife and either tossed into bins or a bulk wagon, or placed into boxes weighing approximately 50 lbs. in the field and loaded onto trailers. Pack cabbage on line. Determine maturity level of produce quickly and consistently by color, feel and size and apply correct defect tolerance, handling and harvest standards as instructed by supervisor.

Lay, tuck and/or remove plastic. Clean plastic of debris. Participate in irrigation activities including setting up, repairing, operating and maintaining drip and other irrigation equipment. Manually pull weeds, mow, weed eat and remove used stakes and string. Stake, string, tie, prune, sucker, thin and prune crops, as instructed by supervisor. Remove or clean plant debris or vines from ground or trellises. Train vines or plants on strings or trellises. Clean fields when harvest activities are complete. Till soil. Clear and maintain fields and irrigation ditches.

Workers in warehouse will stack, grade and pack produce into appropriate containers. Make boxes for produce. Operate forklifts for feeding packing line.

Workers must select harvestable produce based on correct size, maturity and quality. Workers will not break skin, damage, drop or bruise produce, or leave any appropriate product on the plant during harvest. Workers must discard and destroy produce that has been in contact with blood. Any produce harvested or still on the plant that has been exposed to blood shall be discarded and destroyed. Workers must pass by or discard any produce that bears obvious signs of pest activity, fecal contamination, plant disease, or physical damage, or any produce that has been dropped on the ground. Workers must wash buckets, tools and equipment to avoid unnecessary introduction of soil into harvest containers and field bins, or onto tools or other harvesting equipment. Count and check harvested produce in the field. Perform minimal supporting maintenance tasks to deter wildlife from entering fields of facilities for sanitary purposes.

Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.

Job opportunity is Skill Level I. All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker.

Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays.

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 dishwashing 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. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Transport: Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-local workers, employer arranges/provides inbound transportation via common carrier mode of transportation (e.g., bus or plane) and reimburses workers for daily subsistence and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Use of employer-offered transportation is voluntary.

Experience wanted: 2 months

Two months of farmwork experience required. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Work involves repetitive walking, bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, lifting, carrying and loading up to 60 lbs. repeatedly. Physical stamina required. Work is outside and may be in extremely hot, cold, humid and/or wet conditions for extended periods of time.