Farmworkers and Laborers, Crops

H2ajobs; Puerto Rico; On-site; USD 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Free meals

Weekly transportation to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs in Puerto Rico area seeks agricultural workers to plant, weed, maintain crops, harvest, and pack a variety of vegetables and fruits. Most weekdays are outdoors with constant movement; workers must stand, walk uphill/downhill, sit, squat, kneel, and lift up to 75 pounds.

Shifts are seven hours per day; overtime and weekends may be required depending on weather and crop maturity. Employer provides housing, meals, and weekly transport to stores for workers.

Qualifications

• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, squat, and lift up to 75 pounds.
• Able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the soil, weed, plant, maintain crops and harvest vegetables and fruits.
• Pack produce for shipment and move between fields as required.
• Follow supervisor instructions and comply with employer rules and safety policies.

Skills

Physical stamina

Outdoor work

Heavy lifting

Job description

Prepare the soil, weed, plant, maintain crops, harvest and pack vegetables and fruits (coriander, recao, plantains, ginger, squash, okra, zuchinni, pickle, pepper, sweet pepper, eggplant, pigeon peas, yautía, taro, sweet potato, sunflower and water melon). Most weekdays are spent standing and constantly moving outdoors. Workers rarely stay in one place, as they move from one field to another for a period of time. Workers must be able to stand, walk uphill and downhill, sit, squat, kneel, squat (from the waist), push, pull, reach, lift, and carry objects weighing between 5 and 75 pounds. It may be incidentally necessary to drive and operate passenger vehicles and farm machinery. Workers must work seven (7) hours a day. The worker may be asked, but not required, to work overtime and/or federal holidays, as well as Saturdays, depending on field conditions, weather, and crop maturity. The manager or supervisor will notify workers at the end of the workday if there are any changes to the start time and expected working hours for the next day. Workers must be able to listen, understand, and follow the instructions of the company's supervisor and manager. Workers must be willing to perform all tasks in accordance with the employer's rules and regulations during the term of the contract. Workers are expected to comply with all provisions of this Work Order and the company's work rules, policies, and procedures, and to perform any and all assigned tasks in an efficient and professional manner.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: - The employer will provide free kitchen and convenient facilities with utensils, furniture, and appliances, so that workers can prepare their own meals.

- Workers will buy their own food and prepare their own meals. The kitchen and dining room will be shared with other workers occupying the housing provided by the employer.

- The employer will provide free transportation once a week to workers occupying the housing provided by the employer to get to and from stores where they can buy food and other necessities once a week.

- El patrono proporcionara gratuitamente instalaciones de cocina y convenientes con utensilios, muebles y electrodomesticos, para que los trabajadores puedan preparar sus propias comidas.

- Los trabajadores compraran sus propios alimentos y prepararan sus propias comidas. La cocina y el comedor se compartiran con otros trabajadores que ocupen la vivienda proporcionada por el patrono.

- El patrono proporcionara una vez por semana transporte gratuito a los trabajador

Transport: See Addendum C.

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Experience wanted: 2 months

See Addendum C.

Ver Adendum C.