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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

52

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Perform manual labor to hand cut, pack, and re-pack watermelons. Use hand tools such as: shovels, hoes, brooms, scissors, shears, and knives. Duties also include cleaning, loading, and unloading harvested products. 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 packing specifications are met. Workers may perform manual labor to pull plastic and weeds from the fields. Workers may drive forklift to load watermelons onto a trailer. Removal of irrigation equipment.

Job Classification:

45-2041.00 - Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Worker need 3 months experience in grading, sorting, and packing watermelon. The company may conduct criminal background checks on all new applicants for employment. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Cell phone can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and communicated with supervisor when needed. All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. Workers must be able to climb, stand, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, and lift while performing their required job duties. Lifting Requirement is 60 lbs. Most of the workday is spent in agricultural fields and involves exposure to sun, wind, rain, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, humid, and other natural elements. Must assist with

Number of Hours Per Week:

55

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

POND-O-GOLD FARMS

Location:

OMEGA, GA 31775

Telephone Number:

+17724733922

Worksite

Address:

2314 TY TY SPARKS ROAD, OMEGA , GA 31775

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23096-912398

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Workers will be paid a production rate of $30.00 per bus to cut watermelon. A worker will cut an average of 4.3 buses per hour @ an estimated hourly rate of $18.43. Guaranteed rate of $13.67. (7 workers)

Date Posted:

4/27/2023

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