Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop workers

S & S Harvesting Inc; Immokalee (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer housing

Meals provided

Transportation

Job summary

H2ajobs in Florida, Immokalee is seeking farm laborers to grow and harvest vegetables including zucchini, squash, peppers, and tomatoes. Workers will plant, seed, prune, irrigate, and harvest, with duties that include land preparation, staking, plastic laying, and crop maintenance.

Responsibilities include identifying weeds and pests, lifting up to 35 lbs, and assisting with sorting/grading produce when needed.

Qualifications

• No formal education required.
• Must be able to perform repetitive agricultural tasks.
• Ability to stand, bend, and lift for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Harvest zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, and tomatoes.
• Plant, seed, prune, irrigate, and prepare land for planting.
• Install and position stakes, lay plastic, and assist with sorting/grading.

Skills

Physical stamina

Dexterity

Teamwork

Job description

Perform numerous tasks related to growing and harvesting Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Jalapenos, Bell Peppers, Tomatoes (Roma, Cherry, Grape). Plant, seed, prune, irrigate, harvest crops. Prepare the land do some irrigation, laying plastic putting tomato stakes, planting, and picking. Demonstrate good visual acuity, with an ability to identify weeds, pests, and crops ready for harvest. Stand, sit, bend, kneel, stretch and squat for long periods of time while using best practices to maintain strong long term personal health. Demonstrate sufficient dexterity of hands, arms and fingers to be able to perform

the principal responsibilities of the job, including to harvest fruit; to install, position, and move materials; and to manipulate tools and equipment. Repetitively lift and carry items up to 35 lbs.

Workers may also be asked to assist sort and grade produce grown by the farm at the field, or at the farms warehouse. If worker's who are considered Sorters must earn a higher wage, they will be paid the higher wages for the performance of those tasks

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 proporcionar 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 proporcionar (con carcter voluntario) el transporte para asegurar el acceso a los trabajadores a las tiendas donde pueden comprar comestibles. Estos arreglos slo se aplican a los trabajadores que viven en la vivienda proporcionada por el empleador.

Transport: Transportation between living quarters and worksite: For those workers living in housing provided or secured by the employer, worker will be provided transportation between such housing and the employer's daily worksite at no cost to the worker. Such transportation will comply with all applicable federal, State, and local laws and regulations. The use of this daily transportation. The employer will pay for charter bus services for inbound and outbound transportations.

Experience wanted: 0 months

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