Farmworkers
Employer
FRESH-PRO, 7397 NW PINE LEVE ST
ARCADIA, FL 34265
United States
Job description
Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Cultivate and hand-harvest harvest sweet potato, melons, squash, pumpkins, and
other mixed vegetables. Load and unload farm products. May construcl trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor.
Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. May operate and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles or equipment. May drive farm truck, bus, traclor, all-terrain
vehicle (A TV) on the farm. May drive bus or van over the road. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time or operating the company vehicle the
driver must possess a valid driver's license issued by a U.S. slate or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license.
Prolonged walking, 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 lhe worker. Failure to
comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work.
Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 75 lbs. in field. Must not hinder another worker's productivity. 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. Requires one month verifiable prior work experience in the crop activities listed.
Hand-harvest melons. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Following the supervisors' instructions, workers will walk along rows and cut melons for harvest according to size, color, shape
and degree of maturity by using a knife. May carry harvested. melons to field truck and load melons on truck or trailer by hand. May unload and pack harvested melons at on-farm packing shed. Sweet potatoes: Sweet potato
plant pullers will stoop, bend and kneel to pull sweet potato plants from beds, exercising care in selecting plants of appropriate size as specified by supervisor. Selected plants will be boxed in an orderly fashion in field crates
and crates windrowed and loaded on trailers for transport. May ride mechanical transplanter. May walk behind transplanter lo reset missing plants. Sweet potato transplanting will be paid hour1y. Sweet potato harvest workers
will walk along row that has been previously plowed. Workers will stoop, bend and kneel to pick up sweet potatoes using hands and fingers lo dig out unexposed potatoes. Workers may grade in the field separating #1 's and
#2's into separated 5/8 field hampers. Canners, when harvested, will be placed into a separate bin. Damaged or diseased potatoes will not be harvested. Worker will be required to stay on assigned row. Full hampers
weighing up 35 lbs. will be carried to truck row lo be loaded onto truck or trailer.
Special Requirements
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Prolonged walking, 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_ All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be
required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and
able to lift and carry 75 lbs_ in field. Must not hinder another workers productivity. 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. Requires one month verification