General Farm Labor / Harvesting
Employer
9359 SE Co Rd 337
Trenton, FL 32693
United States
Job description
Land Prep: Tractor drivers will. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines,lay plastic. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant-related treatments at the correct times, depending on the plant type, growth, climate, and crop conditions. Planting Melons: Plant Melon. Sow seeds 1 inch deep in rows, or in hills spaced 6 feet apart. After 2 weeks, thin to 2 plants per hill, then move around vines. Grove Clean-up and Duties: Workers may be required to perform miscellaneous grove clean-up work. These activities may include removing debris, boxes, and discarded fruit from fields to clean growing areas, pruning, painting trees, repairing and or replacing irrigation equipment, and moving farm equipment. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Following the supervisor's instructions, the worker will fulfill the following duties to harvest and maintain fruit: Clean and maintain work areas. Must assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs. The shuttle driver will pick up workers, take them to the worksite,field walk, and drive the workers back to their housing. They will also assist with timekeeping, fill water jugs with drinking water for the workers in the morning, and ensure field sanitation measures are maintained throughout the day. They are required to live in the housing provided by the employer and take workers once a week to cash checks and to the grocery store. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products, and property Workers performing grove clean-up work will be paid the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing rate minimum wage rate, the agreed upon collective bargaining wage or the Federal or State minimum wage which ever is higher, except where a special procedure is approved for an occupation or specific class of agricultural employment. Some workers may be required to have a valid CDL class B and passenger endorsements if drivers are required to transport workers from housing to work-sites. The employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the worker on the day the work commences.
Special Requirements
No consumption of alcohol. No consumo de alcohol.