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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

60

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 . 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 the packing specifications are met. Clean and maintain work areas. Must assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, and lifting up to 80 lbs.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, except where a special procedure is approved for an occupation or specific class of agricultural employment.. 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:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

Criminal background check will be conducted post-hire. Pre-employment drug testing will be at employer's expense and is conducted after hire for any ex-felons or sex offenders. Not all 64 workers require drivers license. Employer will be asking for volunteer drivers.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

R & R HARVESTING, INC

Location:

LABELLE, FL 33935

Worksite

Address:

744 COUNTY RD 538, MONETTE, AR 72447

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24125-957983

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

per bus divided into 10 workers =$4.00 per bus (18,000 Lbs. an average of 1200 Watermelons) for cutters (10 workers per group 3.5trucks per hour) Average pay per hour per worker $15.50. Guaranteed $14.53/hr.

Date Posted:

6/5/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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