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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

460

Job Duties:

Citrus Harvesting: Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Following the supervisors instructions, the worker will place a picking sack over their shoulder and carry an 18' to 20' ladder from the field truck to the particular area of the grove to be harvested. The picking sack is a canvas bag equipped with a shoulder strap for support, an opening for the insertion of fruit, and an opening to remove fruit. A fully loaded sack weighs between approximately 80 and 100 pounds, depending upon the size, condition and variety of fruit. Worker positions ladder against the tree and within reach of the fruit in a leaning position, taking care not to break limbs, damage the tree, knock off fruit, or interfere with other workers, in a secure position to prevent slipping or falling and possible injury to themselves or other workers. Worker will remove fruit from the tree and place into pick sack. When pick sack is full take to fruit tub located in the grove and drop fruit pick sack into tub. Based upon work performance, advancement is a possibility. This advancement includes but is not limited to supervising/managing a crew as well as possibly driving a loader and/or bus as long as licensing requirements are met. In order to perform this kind of work, worker must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the picking process rapidly, working quickly and skillfully with their hands, and carrying a large number of sacks of fruit from the area in which the fruit is being harvested to the location of the tub. Grove Clean-Up: Workers will be required to perform miscellaneous grove clean-up work. These activities include pruning, painting trees, and repair and/or replace irrigation equipment, removal of debris, and another general grove clean-up work as required. Blueberry Harvesting: Each worker will be assigned a picking badge for identification and for clocking in and out during the workday. The worker will keep the picking badge throughout the workday. Each worker will be given 1-2 buckets. Workers will move down assigned rows picking all ripe berries, placing them in buckets. Once full, each bucket weights approximately 6 lbs. When buckets are filled, the worker will immediately carry the bucket to the picking wagon. At the picking wagon, workers will dump each filled bucket into a lug where the worker will sort through the harvested berries and remove any berries that do not meet the companys quality/food safety standards. Each lug will then be inspected by the workers supervisor to see if worker is following the companies operating procedures and quality control requirements. The worker will receive credit for the bucket picked once the Supervisor has inspected and approved the lug. Any lugs that are not approved by the Supervisor will be returned to the worker to be re-graded. Workers may also be required to field pack blueberries into clam shells at the picking wagon. Based upon work performance, advancement is a possibility. This advancement includes but is not limited to supervising/managing a crew as well as possibly driving a loader and/or bus as long as licensing requirements are met. Harvester may receive disciplinary notice if quality continues to be an issue. At the end of the workday, workers will present their picking badge to the Supervisor to clock out and to get credit for the full amount of production that the worker picked during the day. Blueberry Farm Clean-Up: Workers will be required to perform miscellaneous blueberry farm clean-up work. These activities include pruning, repair and/or replace irrigation equipment, removal of debris and other general blueberry farm clean-up work as required.

Job Classification:

45-2092.02 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

See Addendum C

Number of Hours Per Week:

42

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

Overlook Harvesting Company, LLC

Company Name:

Overlook Harvesting Company, LLC

Location:

WINTER HAVEN, FL 33884

Worksite

Address:

2600 Overlook Drive, Winter Haven, FL 33884-0924

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-20239-787841

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Per 90 lb field box in early/mid orange for juice process

Date Posted:

11/2/2020

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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