Farmworkers and Laborers, Crops

H2ajobs; San Sebastián (PR); On-site; USD 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking farm workers for seasonal planting and harvesting tasks in the United States. You will prepare soil, graft and raise nursery stock, and harvest plantains and a variety of fruits such as pineapple, passion fruit, avocado, orange, lemon, soursop and coconut.

Workers move across fields all day and perform a range of outdoor duties. Most days require standing and walking, with the possibility of longer shifts during peak harvests or adverse weather.

Qualifications

• Ability to stand, walk, sit and bend for extended periods.
• Move between fields throughout the day.

Responsibilities

• Prepare soil for planting and grafting.
• Harvest plantains and fruits such as pineapple, avocado, citrus.
• Move between fields as needed; work up to 12 hours in some conditions.

Skills

Stand

Walk

Sit

Bend

Lift 75 lb

Stamina

Outdoor work

Job description

In our farm, these products are typically cultivated and harvested from November to August, first to avoid hurricane season and second to accomodate the market oportunities offered during the winter and spring months, as production in the mainland declines. Farm workers: prepare the soil for planting (including grafting and nursery) and harvesting farinaceous (plantain) and fruits (such as pineapple, passion fruit, avocado, orange, lemon, soursop, and coconut). Most of the workdays are spent on one's feet and constant movement outdoors. Workers are rarely in one place as they move, often walking from one field to another for any period. Workers must be able to stand, walk uphill and downhill, sit, sloop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist) push, pull, reach, lift, and carry items weighing in the range of 5 to 75 pounds. Driving and operating passenger vehicles and farm equipment may be required. Workers are required to work eight (8) hours per day. The worker may be requested, but not required, to work 12 hours per day and/or Federal Holidays, as well as Saturdays, depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. The manager or supervisor will advise workers at the end of the workday if there is any change in start time, and anticipated hours of work for the following day. Regular attendance by all workers during scheduled hours of the workday and/or work period is expected. Unsatisfactory attendance: including reporting late, excessive requests to leave before the end of the workday, not abiding by housing, or transport regulations, etc., may be cause for disciplinary action. Providing services to other farmers outside the scope of the H2A Visa will result in immediate contract termination. Workers must call their manager or supervisor at least one day before the start of the workday if they do not expect to be in on time. Further information on the Employer's Attendance Policy is in the Employee Handbook.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

• Meals: -Employer will furnish free and convenient kitchen facilities with utensils, furniture, and appliances, so workers can prepare their own meals.
• -Employer will provide free transportation, once a week, to ensure workers' access to convenience stores or supermarkets where they can purchase groceries.
• -In the event the kitchen facilities become unavailable, due to outstanding events, employer will charge workers for the provision of meals; the daily charge per worker will be $16.78.

Transport: See Addendum C.

Ver Adendum C.

Experience wanted: 0 months

See Addendum C.

Ver Adendum C.