FARMWORKER

QUINTERO HARVESTING LLC; Immokalee (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Transportation reimbursement

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers for manual harvest of vegetables in Immokalee, FL. Duties include picking tomatoes, bell peppers and other crops, under hot sun, with heavy lifting and frequent bending.

Workers will operate with household-level safety and must avoid smoking or drugs. Housing is provided, with reimbursement for transportation to and from recruitment locations.

Qualifications

• 2 months experience in bell pepper and tomato harvest.
• Must be able to use shears, clippers and other agricultural tools (hand saw).
• No smoking, drugs, alcohol, or weapons at housing or worksite.

Responsibilities

• Manually harvest vegetables and field crops (tomatoes, bell peppers, other vegetables).
• Perform physical tasks including lifting, bending, stooping and walking under sunlight.
• Load harvested products and work in housing provided by employer.

Skills

Harvesting vegetables

Safety compliance

Tools

Shears

Clippers

Hand saw

Job description

• One hour break for lunch will be given.
• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: THE RENTAL ACCOMADATIONS PROVIDES AT NO COST TO THE WORKERS HOUSING WITH FURNISHED KITCHEN AND UTENSILS FOR WORKERS TO BUY AND / OR PREPARE THEIR OWN MEALS.
• Transport: Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and will reimburse workers for inbound and outbound transportation at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier charges for the distances involved for such transportation from and to place of recruitment, and also will reimburse all related travel subsistence.

Manually harvest vegetables and field crops, such as, tomatoes, bell peppers and variety of vegetables. Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. Duties may include loading harvested products. All these jobs will be done under extreme sunlight, stooping, bending and heavy lifting will be required of the workers.

Experience wanted: 2 months

Requirements: 2-month experience in bell pepper and tomato harvest. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of the product. Must be able to use shears, clippers and other agricultural tools (i.e., hand saw (can be powered by gas)); no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Worker safety on the job and in employer-provided housing is our top priority. Workers may not possess, consume, or be under the influence of alcohol,

cannabis, illegal drugs, or other controlled substances at the worksite or in the employer-provided housing. Fighting, including but not limited to, verbal, physical, or through social media or texts, and any threats or act of violence, and/or disruptive behavior against another individual or against property will not be tolerated, particularly acts of violence committed while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.