Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

H2ajobs; Punta Gorda (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Job summary

H2ajobs in Punta Gorda, Florida seeks agricultural laborers to cultivate and harvest watermelons and care for the field. The job is outdoors and weather-dependent, requiring prolonged standing, bending, stooping and reaching.

Workers may be subject to random drug or alcohol tests, with termination for non-compliance. Must be able to lift 70 lbs repeatedly and work in all conditions near the field. Housing and meals are described in the job addendum.

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift 70 lbs repeatedly.
• Outdoors work in all weather.
• Experience wanted: 2 months.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and harvest watermelons; field care.

Job description

Cultivate and harvest watermelons; and, field care. Prolonged standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. Must be able to lift 70lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 70lbs. in field. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination.

Cultivar y cosechar sandías; y cuidado del campo. Estar de pie, agacharse, agacharse y estirarse durante mucho tiempo. El trabajo es al aire libre y continúa en todo tipo de clima. Se puede solicitar a los trabajadores que se sometan a pruebas aleatorias de drogas o alcohol sin costo alguno para el trabajador. El incumplimiento de la solicitud o la prueba positiva pueden resultar en la terminación inmediata. Debe poder levantar 70 libras hasta la altura de los hombros repetidamente durante la jornada laboral y es capaz de levantar y cargar 70 libras en campo. Uso de teléfono celular personal u otro dispositivo electrónico personal durante horas de trabajo estrictamente prohibidas, excepto para llamadas relacionadas con el trabajo o emergencias y la violación puede resultar en el despido inmediato.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers may prepare their own meals. Workers will buy their own groceries. Once a week, the employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. These board arrangements apply only to workers living in employer-provided housing.

Empleador proporcionará instalaciones de cocina y facilidades de uso de cocina gratis y conveniente para que los trabajadores puedan preparar sus propias comidas. Los trabajadores van a comprar sus propios alimentos. Una vez por semana, el empleador proporcionará (con carácter voluntario) el transporte para asegurar el acceso a los trabajadores a las tiendas donde pueden comprar comestibles. Estos arreglos sólo se aplican a los trabajadores que viven en la vivienda proporcionada por el empleador

Transport: For workers recruited outside the area of intended employment, transportation and subsistence expenses will be reimbursed by the employer in accordance with 20 CFR § 655.122(h).

Experience wanted: 2 months

See Addendum C/Ver Addendum C