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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

12

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assign duties as instructed by their supervisor. Drivers must have a valid DL License required by State and Federals laws, and drivers responsible for transporting workers will be required to have a valid and unexpired Federal Farm Labor Contractor or Federal Farm Labor Contractor Employee Registration with driving authorization. Will be responsible for operating the vehicles used to move crops on the farm. Must be able to safely operate the buses that are used to transport workers to and from work sites. Operate forklifts and equipment used to move supplies and harvesting equipment in the field. Maintain harvest equipment. Must be able to reach, bend and lift items weighing up to 100 pounds. The alternative work if needed will be to assist with general farm work such as manual hand labor of Citrus crops harvesting and Grove Clean up. Citrus Harvesting: 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 position 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 secure position to prevent slipping or failing 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. 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 other general grove clean-up work as required. 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. Employees may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available, the worker is not required to work more than the stated daily hours in the contract and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. If workers request a leave of absence during the contract period, if the worker has been offered an opportunity to work, the hours will be deducted from the hours offered under the ETA-790 for the purposes of the three-quarter guarantee. 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 H-2A worker no later than the time at which the worker applies for the Visa, or to a worker in corresponding employment, no later than on the day work commences. For an H-2A worker going from an H-2A employer to a subsequent H-2A employer, a copy of the contract will be provided no later than the time an offer of employment is made by the subsequent H-2A employer.

Job Classification:

53-3053.00 - Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

This type of work, involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning.

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Perez Citrus, Inc.

Location:

Fellsmere, FL 32948

Worksite

Address:

122nd Ave, Fellsmere, FL 32948

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24144-030615

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$ 0.75 per 75 pound field box, Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent for this piece rate is $15.00/hr based on workers harvesting 20 boxes /hr. Guarantee $14.77 /hr.

Date Posted:

6/7/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.75

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