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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

43

Job Duties:

Workers will harvest white pine tips and Pumpkins as instructed by their supervisor. White Pine Tips: The worker will take a burlap bag from the field truck to the particular area of the field where the tips will be harvest. Worker positions him/herself in front of the white pine tree and will remove the tips from the tree and place them into the burlap bag taking care not to damage the tips or damage the tree. When the burlap bag is full he will take it to the end of the row where he will place his burlap bag in the ground. All worksite locations are inside Christmas tree farms all work is done inside the farms, 100% of the product is owned by the Agriculture Employer. Pumpkin Harvesting: the worker will walk down the pumpkin field rows where the pumpkin will be harvested. The worker will first cut the vine off the pumpkin with a small knife. The worker will bend over harvesting the pumpkin which can vary in weight from 20lbs to 60lbs from the ground and tossing the pumpkin to the worker next to him and this worker will toss the pumpkin to the next worker and so on, until the pumpkin is then tossed to the person inside the bus who will place the pumpkin on the floor. The worker in order to perform this kind of work 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, working quickly and skillfully with their hands, a one month experience in this type of work is required The employer will provides the tools necessary (if applicable) to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. Employer may deduct the reasonable cost of damages and/or replacement of tools and/or equipment if such repair or replacement results from willful neglect or gross negligence after the damage has occurred and after gaining the employee's written authorization to make the deduction. 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:

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

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:

Rivera Evergreens, Inc.

Location:

Arcadia, FL 34266

Worksite

Address:

426 Tilley Rd, Laurel Springs, NC 28644

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24164-100354

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

per lb of Pine tips. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent for this piece rate is $16.50/hr, based on workers harvesting 150 lbs per hour. Guaranteed rate $15.81 per hour

Date Posted:

6/14/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.11

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