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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

30

Job Duties:

The farm work position includes duties associated farm labor tasks for production of tomatoes. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 75 pounds, along with time outdoors in all weather conditions. Removing plastic dropping in walkways, planting, weeding, shoveling, staking and hammering, along with other task described below. It also includes adherence to instruction given in regard to proper procedures & techniques based on operation of the machinery to be used to complete each task. This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm. Employees will be required to follow all food safety guidelines regarding personal hygiene. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time and may include all of the following job specifications: -Daily Work-Misc. farm tasks -Plastic Laying/Repair – Ride plastic machine and change out drip tape and plastic roles (weight +/- 100 lbs.) with 2 people.  Shovel dirt on row ends (bury). Ride fertilizer hopper and maintain flow of fertilizer with shovel.  -Mark and Measure – walk fields to mark 100’ intervals with spray paint -Irrigation Hook-up/Installation/Drainage – use shovel to make shallow trench to connect irrigation pipe or redirect water -Planting (Machine)- Load planter with plant trays and ride or walk behind planter to assure plants are at center of hole, proper depth, and no skips. -Replant- Walk along plant bed holding plant tray and replanting weak, dead, or missing plants at proper depth. -Stake Repair – carry stakes (+/- 40’) to repair/replace areas with broken stakes, and/or tie broken stake to a new one -Mopping Bed Top- Mopping top of beds -Rouging plants/weeds- removing unwanted plants/weeds -Hand Punch Fertilizer – punch hole in plant bed and apply dry fertilizer with cup -Farm Truck Safety Cutouts- Cutting walk ways within plant beds every 50 feet-Planting (by hand) - Walk along plant bed holding plant tray and assuring that plants are planted at the center of pre punched plant hole at proper depth. Return empty plant trays to truck/trailer. (No empty trays to be left in field) -Watering In Plants- Walking beside plastic bed with water hose applying water to each plant hole, fill/plant any skips with plants provided. -Stake Cutting - Cutting damaged or broken stakes to designated length as instructed by supervisor. -Staking Stab- (54" Stake) carry stakes (+/- 40'} from flatbed truck and stab in plant bed between every plant or hole marked -Staking Stab (72" Stake) carry stakes (+/- 40’) from flatbed truck and stab in plant bed between every plant or hole marked -Staking 54"Hammer - ride hammer machine and use air hand hammer to drive every stake 14" deep. -Staking 72" Hammer - ride hammer machine and use air hand hammer to drive every stake 14" deep. -Staking 54" Combo- Combination of Stab & Hammer task -Staking 72" Combo Combination of the Stab & Hammering task -Staking FRP non-wood (72") Carry FRP stakes from flatbed truck and stab by hand in plant bed between every plant or hole mark. -Staking FRP non-wood (54") Carry FRP stakes from flatbed truck and stab by hand in plant bed between every plant or hole mark. -Tying - 54" tie plants upright with tie stick and string/twine, looping each stake. -Tying - 72" tie plants upright with tie stick and string/twine, looping each stake. -Pruning - 1rst and 2nd walk field and bend-over at each plant, hold plant carefully and remove number of suckers directed by supervisor -Weeding - pull weeds from plant bed and around plant holes, remove unwanted plants.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Pacific Tomato Growers, LTD

Location:

Palmetto , FL 34221

Telephone Number:

+12396573695

Worksite

Address:

18500 CR 675, Parrish, FL 34219

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21322-712928

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

per 100 ft (manual hand planting)

Date Posted:

12/16/2021

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