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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

118

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Blueberry Harvest: If harvesting, workers will pick gallon buckets of ripe fruit on assigned rows while taking care not to damage or bruise blueberries. Full buckets are delivered to nearby wagon for inspection and weight. Workers are expected to harvest a minimum number of pounds of blueberries per hour, equal to Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) divided by the piece rate and will be subject to disciplinary action for failing to do so. After completion of training and the designated acclimation period, workers are also expected to maintain quality standards by picking all ripe fruit from bush and avoiding the dropping of fruit on the ground. Blueberry Packing: Packinghouse workers typically do a variety of jobs related the packaging and shipping of blueberries. Duties may include receiving, dumping inspecting, boxing, stacking, and shipping of fruit. Other jobs include making boxes, stickering boxes, cleaning equipment and facilities, and monitoring food safety. All workers in the packinghouse must wear long sleeved shirts, long pants, and closed toe shoes. General Farm Labor: Workers will weed; mow grass, prune trees/hedges, clear land, remove brush, maintain fencing, repair irrigation, and plant young trees and bushes. Nursery Labor: Workers will be responsible for planting, weeding, pruning, staking, spraying, and other activities related to growing, and loading potted trees, and shrubs. The workers will also be responsible for maintaining the grounds, and the existing irrigation system. All Jobs: Driving of farm equipment and other vehicles may be required. The employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. The employer will charge the worker for reasonable costs related to the workers' refusal or negligent failure to return the tools or due to such workers willful damage or destruction of the tools. The employer will provide one-day (8 hours) of training. The employer may take disciplinary action and/or terminate the worker with notification to the Job Service local office if the worker fails to perform and maintain the required quality standards after the one-day training and 6-day acclimation period for new workers, or otherwise follow the reasonable work related directions of their supervisor.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

The employer may conduct a drug and/or alcohol test post-employment at the employers expense.

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Wild Goose Farms, LLC (#3 Harvesters)

Location:

Umatilla, FL 32784

Worksite

Address:

17255 SE Highway 452, Umatilla, FL 32784

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25353-498019

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$0.55 and up per pound depending on condition; Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent for this piece rate is $14.00 based on workers pulling 25.45 units; $14.00 per hour guaranteed.

Date Posted:

1/13/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.55

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