General Farm Labor / Harvesting
Employer
682 NE RIDGE LOOP
MADISON, FL 32340
United States
Job description
Grove caretake ,plant, land prep: Workers may be required to perform miscellaneous grove clean-up work. These activities may removing debris, boxes, discarded fruit from fields to clean growing area , repair and or replace irrigation equipment , may maintain fence lines and moving farm equipment Worker will go down the fields carrying trays of transplant and plant them individually in the prepared planting bed by bending down and planting the transplants in the ground & tractor field work. WATERMELON- Perform manual labor to hand cut watermelons. Use hand tools such as shears and knives. Duties also include cleaning, loading, and unloading harvested products, move farm equipment . Sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel and quality to ensure correct processing and usage. Discard inferior or defective products and/or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing. Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel. Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Clean and maintain work areas. Must assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, and lifting up to 60 lbs. Grove Clean-up: Workers may be required to perform miscellaneous grove clean-up work. These activities may included removing debris, boxes, discarded fruit from fields to clean growing area , repair and or replace irrigation equipment , may maintain fence lines and moving farm equipment . Workers performing grove clean-up work will be paid the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing rate . A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 to
the worker on the day the work commences.
Special Requirements
No consumption of alcohol.