Farmworker
Employer
Cross Creek Berries and Cattle, LLC
Sweetwater Road
Lakeland, GA 31635
United States
Job description
The workers will be picking blackberries manually in the fields and placing them into clam shells and into boxes in the fields. The blackberries will be picked according to size, shape, maturity level, and/or ripeness. Also, workers will be performing field maintenance, including but not limited to installing irrigation lines, pulling weeds, laying mulch, staking, and pruning blackberry bushes in the fields. Workers need to be available to work the entire period; 35 hours per week. Pay rate for picking blackberries will be on two different piece rates: Piece rate #1: $3.25 per box of 12, 6-oz clam shells, with a minimum wage guarantee of $14.68 per hour; Piece rate #2: $4.25 per box of 8, 12-oz clam shells, with a minimum wage guarantee of $14.68 per hour. All tools will be provided at no cost to the workers.
Special Requirements
Must be able to withstand extreme weather conditions, including hot/cold/humid/rain.