Farmworkers and Laborers

H2ajobs; Arcadia (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Meals provided

Transportation

Job summary

H2ajobs in Florida is seeking farm labor workers to perform citrus harvesting, grove maintenance and general farm tasks. Responsibilities include picking fruit, carrying ladders, and loading sacks while working outdoors up to 6 hours or more daily in various weather.

Housing and meals are provided, with transportation assistance available to workers living in employer-provided housing. Employees will be paid hourly rates according to applicable wage rules, with on-site tasks including pruning,

Qualifications

• Must be able to work outside for long hours in varying weather
• Ability to lift and carry heavy sacks (80–100 lb) repeatedly
• Capable of climbing ladders with weight and working near trees

Responsibilities

• Harvest citrus and other fruits by hand and fill picking sacks
• Carry a ladder and equipment from truck to work area
• Transport filled sacks to the tub and unload into the tub
• Perform grove clean-up tasks as needed (pruning, repair, debris removal)
• Assist with irrigation and frost-protection activities as instructed
• General farm labor for citrus and watermelon production with hourly pay

Job description

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Following the Supervisors instructions, the worker will place a picking sack over their shoulder and carry a 18' to 20' ladder from the field truck to the particular 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. Worker positions ladder against the tree and within reach of the fruit in a leaning position, taking care not to break limbs, damage the tree, knock off fruit, or interfere with other workers, in a secure position to prevent slipping or falling and possible injury to themselves or other workers. Worker will remove fruit from the tree and place into pick sack. When pick sack is full take full sack to fruit tub located in the grove and drop fruit from pick sack into tub. 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.

Grove Clean-up: Workers may be required to perform miscellaneous grove clean-up work. These activities include pruning, painting trees, repair and or replace irrigation equipment, removal of debris, and other general grove clean-up work as required. Workers performing grove clean-up work will be paid the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing rate or the minimum wage rage whichever is higher.

The harvester must be able to harvest citrus, fill their assigned sacks, and transport it to the tub. The worker must be able to climb ladders with the extra weight of the sack. The workers should be able to harvest on the average of 1.5 tubs per hour (15 bushels per hour), which is on average the medium rate of a crew. May assist with tree injections.

Watermelons - General Farm Labor: Workers may perform general agricultural labor associated with watermelon production, including planting, transplanting, field maintenance, and other related farm labor. Workers will be paid the applicable hourly wage rate. No piece rate will be offered for this activity.

Freeze-protection covering: The workers will place frost blanket coverings as instructed by their manager.

General Farm Labor: Workers may perform general agricultural labor associated with citrus production and grove operations, including field and grove cleanup, removal of debris, hand labor, assisting with preparation and maintenance of growing areas, moving or handling plants and agricultural materials, and other related agricultural duties as needed. Workers will be paid the applicable hourly wage rate.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: The employer will provide free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and free weekly transportation to the grocery store to workers living in employer-provided housing which will enable workers to prepare their own meals.
• Transport: Inbound: Workers will determine their own inbound travel arrangements to the place of employment to begin the job contract. The employer will reimburse all workers for their reasonable costs incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer.

See Addendum C

Experience wanted: 0 months

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