Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Imigrus; Hawaii; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A Soto Southern Ag, Inc. in Immokalee, FL seeks 5 full-time farm labor workers for pollination, detasseling, harvesting, seed processing, and general field tasks across diversified crops. Duties include planting, weeding, irrigation setup, trellis installation, and operating farm machinery and vehicles. Bilingual Spanish/English skills are a plus.

Salary is paid hourly with a schedule from 7:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (40 hours/week). Minimum 2 months experience required; Addendum C may apply.

Qualifications

• Experience Required: Yes
• Months of Experience Required: 2
• Special Requirements: See Addendum C/Ver Addendum C
• Number of Hours Per Week: 40
• Work Schedule (Start/End time): 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Responsibilities

• Perform pollination, detasseling, field maintenance, data collection, harvest, seed processing, and other general farm labor tasks.
• Plant, cultivate, and harvest diversified crops such as corn, soy, watermelons, pumpkins, onions and other vegetables/fruits.
• Weed or thin plants, set up trellises, install irrigation lines, operate farm machinery and tractors, and assist in packing and shipping.

Job description

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:[phone]
Email address to Apply:[e-mail]

Job Description

Full Time:Yes
Number of Workers Requested:5
Job Duties:Workers will perform pollination, detasseling, field maintenance, data collection, harvest, seed processing, and other general farm labor tasks as required. Other duties include: Planting (machine and manually by digging furrow and covering after seed drop), cultivating, and harvesting diversified crops, such as: corn, soy, watermelon, pumpkins, honeydew, kabocha, onions, and other vegetable and fruit crops as required. Workers will weed or thin plants using hoe or gardening tools. Set out poles and strings, wire or twine to build trellises or fences. Position, tie leaves, prune limbs, runners, buds from vines on plants such as cucumber (all cucurbits crops), beans or all vine crops. Set irrigation line, check for leaks, flush out debris and repair lines to irrigate seedlings. May use irrigation trailer, fertilizer injector, sprayers, trailers, farm machines, and operate tractors/farm trucks with implements such as plow/harrow, disk, bed shaper, roll tiller, fertilizer hopper, seed driller/planter, manure/sand spreader and soil spreader, in fields, to till soil, plant, cultivate, and tender for crops. Harvest crops by picking, pulling, cleaning, cutting, sorting, bagging, and boxing. Workers may be asked to drive farm equipment such as tractor and forklifts and work in packing house with is located on the farm. Los trabajadores realizarán tareas de polinización, eliminación de panojas (*detasseling*), mantenimiento del campo, recolección de datos, cosecha, procesamiento de semillas y otras labores agrícolas generales según sea necesario. Otras funciones incluyen: siembra (tanto mecánica como manual, cavando surcos y cubriendo la semilla tras depositarla), cultivo y cosecha de diversos cultivos, tales como maíz, soja, sandía, calabazas, melón verde (*honeydew*), calabaza *kabocha*, cebollas y otras hortalizas y frutas según se requiera. Los trabajadores eliminarán malas hierbas o realizarán el aclareo de plantas utilizando azadones o herramientas de jardinería. Instalarán postes y cuerdas, alambres o cordeles para construir espalderas o cercas. Colocarán, atarán hojas y podarán ramas, guías y brotes de plantas trepadoras o rastreras, como pepinos (y todas las cucurbitáceas), frijoles y otras plantas de enredadera. Instalarán líneas de riego, verificarán si hay fugas, purgarán residuos y repararán las líneas para regar las plántulas. Podrán utilizar remolques de riego, inyectores de fertilizante, pulverizadores, remolques y maquinaria agrícola, así como operar tractores o camiones agrícolas con implementos tales como arados, gradas, discos, formadores de camas de cultivo, cultivadoras rotativas, tolvas de fertilizante, sembradoras, esparcidores de estiércol, arena o tierra, para labrar el suelo, sembrar, cultivar y cuidar los cultivos. Realizarán la cosecha mediante actividades de recolección, arranque, limpieza, corte, clasificación, embolsado y empaquetado en cajas. Es posible que se solicite a los trabajadores conducir maquinaria agrícola, como tractores y montacargas, y trabajar en la planta de empaque ubicada en la misma explotación agrícola.

Job Classification

Job Classification:45-2092.00 – Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:Yes
Months of Experience Required:2
Special Requirements:See Addendum C/Ver Addendum C
Number of Hours Per Week:40
Work Schedule (Start/End time):7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:A Soto Southern Ag, Inc.
Location:Immokalee, FL 34142

Worksite

Address:67-172 Farrington Highway, Waialua, HI 96741

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:H-300-26268-261020
Multiple Worksites:No
Date Posted:10/9/2026