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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

95

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time and may include all of the following job specifications: Committee Meeting/ Training - Worker will be attend meeting for farm committee or farm training topic(s) Lay pipe - Connecting and installing aluminum pipe at various points in fields for frost protection of crops. Stand/Pound Stakes - Using both hands gathering bundles of stakes from bed of field truck and carrying to place a tomato stake between every 2 tomato plants. Each stake must remain upright. Repeat process through entire rows and field. Using manual hammers, worker must place opening over stake and pound stake into the ground also 12" - 14". Tying - Attaching a small box of string to one's waist with belt and in one hand using a tying stick in the other hand, attach string to the tying stick. Then take the tying stick and looping string around the tomato stake and standing tomato plant between stakes and pulling string tight to hold the plant up between stakes. Continue process for each tomato stake and plant for entire tomato field on both sides of the tomato plant. This task will require the removal of empty boxes and trash from field at the end of the tying process. Weeding - Workers is required to walk field areas directed by management and hand pull weeds from fields and place at directed spots on field. Pull Plastic - Worker is to pull plastic from row & drip tape and place at end of field or walkways. Pulling (Removing) Stakes - Worker removes stakes from ground and places into bundles, straps around bundles and tightens straps before placing on the fields. Cutting String - Cutting string from plant bed or field, gathering string to the ends of the field or walkways. Harvesting Tomato Round - Using a 24 quart bucket, remove mature tomatoes from the plant with both hands (also remove calyx and stem from tomato) and place into the bucket. Repeat the process on each plant until the tomato bucket is full. Then lift the bucket and place on your shoulder, stand upright and walk at a brisk pace until you reach the truck with bins. Lift the bucket from your shoulder with both hands and hand it to the person next the bin. The person next to the bin dumps the tomatoes into the bin and returns the bucket with a ticket in it. Save the ticket to keep count of how many buckets you pick. Repeat process. (COLOR AND SIZE WILL BE DETERMINED BY MANAGEMENT) Packinghouse Tasks - Workers will be required to do the following packinghouse tasks: Box making, cleaning, preform sanitation procedures, stacking, operating palletizer equipment. Box/ Lid Machine Operator - worker is required to lift cardboard material and place at designated areas of the machine to make produce boxes. General Cleaning/sanitation procedure - Worker is required to clean machinery of produce with cleaning tools. Spray, wipe down and mop floors. Stacking - Worker is required to pick up produce box (weighing approximately 25lbs.) offline place onto a pallet and organize boxes to the pattern and height directed. When completed worker is required to grab an empty pallet and place to original area and repeat the procedure. Operate Palletizer - Worker is required to operate machine under the direct company of personnel on how to pull levers and wait for machine to complete procedure. Must also preformed some maintenance on machine when not in operation.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

DiMare Homestead, Inc. (#1)

Location:

Homestead, FL 33090

Worksite

Address:

16001 SW 182 Ave, Miami, FL 33187

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24296-424497

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Tying: $10 per 1,280 FT. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent is $15.00, 1.5 units per hour; $14.77 per hour guaranteed.

Date Posted:

11/8/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$10.00

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