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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

35

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: Farm Work: greens, herbs, beets, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, cabbage, and sweet corn. Plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and field pack greens, herbs, beets, broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, cabbage, and sweet corn. Pre-harvest duties include tilling soil, planting, re-planting, cultivating, weeding, using shears, knives and other various cultivation tools. Install irrigation equipment, including laying and connecting pipes and hoses. Dig and maintain irrigation ditches, field roads and right-of-ways. Install or remove items required in plasticulture. Install or remove stakes, wire, netting or string using hammers, wire clippers and other tools. Remove or clean plant debris or vines from ground or trellises. Train vines or plants on strings or trellises. Harvest produce using tools such as knives, clippers and shears. Operate agricultural equipment to plow, harrow, plant, cultivate, or harvest crops. Grade, sort, wash, select, label or pack harvested products into bags or boxes. Crops may be harvested and field packed. Stack boxes onto pallets, transport vehicles or trailers. Count and check harvested products. Clean and maintain all grounds and facilities. Workers who apply for and obtain an FLC or FLC employee certificate of registration with driving authorized by the USDOL Wage and Hour Division during the employment period may drive trucks or other vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm, and may be offered additional hours. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. Employer attests that it has sent (or will promptly send) original surety bond to CNPC. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Three months of verifiable vegetable harvesting experience required. Perform prolonged walking, bending, stooping, pushing/pulling, heavy lifting and carrying up to 55 lbs. repeatedly. Perform repetitive movements. Work outside in inclement weather, especially extreme cold or heat and/or wet weather for extensive periods of time. Must be 18 or older. Employer is a drug free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post-hire at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process. Negative results are required before starting work.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Rodriguez Harvesting, LLC (GA)

Location:

Omega, GA 31775

Telephone Number:

+12295283022

Worksite

Address:

Cole Field: 331 Peters Road, Moultrie, GA 31778

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24232-276654

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

9/9/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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