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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

25

Job Duties:

Preharvest, harvest and post-harvest work, including planting, grafting and cultivating coffee, and possible crop combinations with bananas, plantains, citrus, and cacao. Workers are required to hand-pick ripe coffee, for no less than 80% of the total harvest, with a basket around the waist at a minimum rate of 28 pounds per hour, nine hours per day. Skilled laborers should be able to pick at least 28 pounds of ripe coffee in one hour. Most of each workday will be spent outdoors on their feet as they move from one field to another. Workers must be able to stand, walk uphill and downhill, sit, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, lift, and carry items weighing in the range of 5 to 75 pounds. Driving and operating farm equipment may be required. The worker may be requested, but not required to work up to 12 hours per day and/or Federal Holidays, depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop. Overtime will be paid at time and a half equivalent to $14.91 per hour, when an excess of 50 hours per week occurs as under state or federal law. The manager or supervisor will notify workers at the end of each workday if there is any change in the start and duration of anticipated hours of work for the following day. Regular attendance by all workers during scheduled hours of the workday and /or work period is expected. Unsatisfactory attendance including reporting late for work and excessive requests to leave before the end of the workday, doing work outside the scope of the H2A Visa, not abiding by housing and transportation regulations and behaviors that jeopardize or endanger their peers or business may be cause for disciplinary action. Workers must contact or discuss with their manager or supervisor at least one day in advance of the workday if they do not expect to be in on time. Further information on the Employer's Attendance Policy is in the Employee Handbook.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

All work performed in outdoor agricultural fields involves exposure to rain, sun, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, and other natural elements. Workers should come prepared to the farm wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. They will be planting, fertilizing, removing weeds, pruning trees, maintaining plantations, picking, or harvesting, germinating seeds, grafting trees, counting, and packaging farm products. Work entails exposure to soil, plants, insects, and plant materials, such as, but not limited to pesticides and fertilizers. Although not required, workers with a valid drivers license, at the sole discretion of the employer, may be assigned the following task: Drive vehicles to transport crops, supplies, tools, equipment, fuel, materials, or farm workers. See Addendum C.

Number of Hours Per Week:

50

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

Coqui Global Enterprises, LLC

Company Name:

Coqui Global Enterprises, LLC

Location:

Adjuntas, PR 00601

Telephone Number:

+19047238255

Worksite

Address:

Barrio Santa Isabel, Utuado, PR 00641

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24242-301736

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

9/18/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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