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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

99

Job Duties:

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 included removing debris, boxes, discarded fruit from fields to clean growing area , pruning, painting trees, repair and or replace irrigation equipment ,moving farm equipment . Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Following the Supervisors instructions, the worker will fulfill the following duties to harvest and maintain fruit: 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, moving farm equipment and drive forklifts. Grade and 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.Measure, weigh and count products and materials. Examine and inspect containers, materials and products to ensure that the sorting specifications are met and . Clean and maintain work areas. Must assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, and lifting up to 80 lbs.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 plant type, growth, climate, and crop conditions. Shuttle driver will pick up workers , take them to worksite ,field walk, and drive 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 through 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. 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.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

R & R HARVESTING INC

Company Name:

R & R HARVESTING, INC

Location:

LABELLE, FL 33935

Worksite

Address:

26°47'04.3"N 81°28'34.0"W, Labelle, FL 33935

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25330-438968

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

0

Date Posted:

12/30/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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