Farm Worker
Employer
C&L FARMS
15960 COUNTY ROAD 858
IMMOKALEE, FL 34142
United States
Job description
Harvesting Watermelon by hand, the worker will walk down the watermelon field rows where the watermelon will be harvested. The worker will first cut the vine off the watermelon with a small knife and turn the watermelon over. The worker will bend over harvesting the ripe watermelon which can vary in weight from 20 lbs to 60 lbs from the ground and tossing the watermelon to the worker next to him and this worker will toss the watermelon to the next worker and so on, until the watermelon is then tossed to the person inside the bus who will place the watermelon on the floor. Workers will drive the melon buses in the fields ONLY , where they will drive a bus through each row in the fields while workers on the ground toss the melons onto the bus. Once each bus is full the worker will then move to an empty bus and repeat the process. Packing: When the bus is full, it will be taken to the packing house which is located inside the farm, where the workers will unload the watermelon and put it in a conveyor belt that will transport the watermelon into the packing house where it will be separated by size, labeled, and packed. Worker will operate a forklift within the packing shed, where worker will move pallets from the packing line and into a storage area within the packing shed and into trailers for distribution.
Special Requirements
This type of work involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot weather conditions, direct sunlight exposure, and adverse weather such as rain. This work requires a high level of physical conditioning, that will require a Probationary Period of five (5) days beginning with the first day of employment, to show worker holds required physical strength and endurance to perform this type of work.