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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

54

Job Duties:

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 forklift . 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 . Clean and maintain work areas. Must assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, and lifting up to 40lbs. 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 , may maintain fence lines and moving farm equipment . 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. Some workers may be required to have a valid CDL if required to transport workers from housing to work-sites. Driving of farm equipment and other vehicles may be required on the farm only. The employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. 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

Special Requirements:

See Addendum C

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

VALLEJO HARVESTING , LLC

Location:

Labelle, FL 33935

Worksite

Address:

48000 Bermont Road, FL 33982, Punta Gorda, FL 33982

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24046-720075

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Cutter per bus(18,000 Lbs. an avera.9e of 1200 watermelons)10 workers per group 4 trucks per hour) average pay per hour per worker $16.00 Guaranteed $14.77

Date Posted:

3/7/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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