Farmworkers/laborers, Crop
Employer
26551 SR 60 E.
Lake Wales, FL 33898
United States
Job description
See Addendum C
Citrus: 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 place a picking sack over their shoulder and carry a 18' to 20' ladder from the field truck to the particular area of the grove to be harvested. The picking sack is a canvas bag equipped with a shoulder strap for support, an opening for the insertion of fruit, and an opening to remove fruit. A fully loaded sack weights between approximately 80 to 100 pounds, depending upon size, condition and variety of fruit. Worker positions against the tree and within reach of the fruit in a leaning position, taking care not to break limbs, damage the tree, knock off fruit, or interfere with other workers, in a secure position to prevent slipping or falling and possible injury to themselves or other workers. Worker will remove fruit from the tree and place into a pick sack. When pick sack is full take pick sack to fruit tub located in the grove and drop fruit from pick sack into tub. In order to perform this kind of work, worker must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours in all kinds of weather and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the picking process rapidly, working quickly and skillfully with their hands, and carrying a large number of sacks of fruit from the area in which the fruit is being harvested to the location of the tub.
Weeding: Workers will remove weeds by use of a hoe from the walkway and remove all weeds growing around plants by hand. Workers will remove weeds from growing area, by raking piles of debris and dispose of it as instructed.
Cantaloupe Planting: As instructed, the worker will be given several trays of cantaloupe plants. They will walk down the row, placing a plant from the tray in each hole in the bed until the tray is empty. They will then get another full tray and continue planting until they have completed his row. They are then responsible for removing for removing from the fields the flats they just planted from.
Cantaloupe Harvesting: Workers will be required to perform the following tasks for harvesting cantaloupe. Harvest ripe fruit, as directed, from vines or plants and place on a conveyor or trailer in a manner consistent with maintaining marketable quality and appearance.
Special Requirements
A criminal background check will be conducted post-hire at the employers expense. Criminal background checks will be conducted post-hire as the worker will be housed with other Dunson Harvesting workers. Dunson Harvesting Inc. will require a drug test to be conducted post-hire at the employer's expense.
Translated in Spanish
Una verificacin de antecedentes penales se llevar a cabo despus de la contratacion a expensas de los empleadores. Las verificaciones de antecedentes penales se llevarn a cabo despus de la contratacin, ya que el trabajador ser alojado con otros trabajadores de Dunson Harvesting. Dunson Harvesting Inc. requerir que se realice una prueba de drogas despus del alquiler a expensas del empleador.