Farmworker

Job description

Temporary Seasonal Position: Farmworker | SOC Code: 45-2092

All applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described & must be available for entire period.

DiMare Ruskin, Myakka City, FL, Manatee

Possible shift: 9:00AM-4:00PM. 35+ May be possibility of weekend work. Crops: Tomato. Duties may include: picking tomato plants. Pick tomatoes correctly by size. Clean and maintain fields & other related Farmworker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org). Must have 3 months tomato harvesting experience. Use of static strength; exerting max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 50lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area. Tools supplies and equipment provided at no cost to worker. Employer guarantees 3/4 of contract. Work outdoors, exposed to weather, hot or cold; hours may vary (+/-); possible downtimes and/or extended hrs. Dependable: fulfill obligations. Attn. to detail: complete work tasks. Employer provided housing available to those who cannot reasonably return to their residence within the same day. No cell phone use during work hours.

Production standard: Tomato: .65 earned per round tomato bucket, .75 earned per plum tomato bucket. Productivity standards are no less than 19 buckets per hour.

Must be 18 years of age.

Special Requirements

Must be 18 years of age. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 50lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: fields and working areas. All applicants must be able, willing, qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment.