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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

36

Job Duties:

The farm work position includes duties associated with planting, transplanting, cultivating, harvesting, grading, loading, unloading and packing of blackberries and blueberries; the pruning and upkeep of blackberry and blueberry plants; deploying, maintaining, and repairing field irrigation components; farm, field and packinghouse maintenance, sanitation, and post-harvest cleanup as well as duties related to the deployment and maintenance of in-field irrigation and frost protection general field and crop care; farm vehicle operation. The outlined job duties will require workers to stand, walk, stoop, bend, and lift up to 50 pounds. These tasks will require individuals to work quickly and consistently and for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. Workers must use care when performing their farm work duties and exercise consciousness to not damage or bruise the fruit. It also includes making important decisions based on size, coloring, and ripeness according to prescribed standards. Workers must adhere to all safety rules as instructed by their supervisors and all farm work operations must meet the standards and specifications given by the employer This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm. Crop and Field Maintenance: Workers may be required to deploy, check, or repair field irrigation components; lay irrigation pipe; help with water runoff and trenching; assist in planting, transplanting, and crop cultivation; use backpack sprayers to maintain crop beds; help with post-harvest cleanup including pulling, piling, and sorting plastic mulch and field row irrigation components; or pick up roots, limbs, and cuttings. Duties also include pulling weeds, pruning plants with hand pruners and mowing grass. Instruction will be given for each task and standards of performance communicated to workers. Farm Vehicle & Equipment Operation: Workers may be required to operate farm vehicles and equipment such as trucks, buses, fork lifts, tractors, ATVs, conveyors, and sprayers. Workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the vehicle/equipment before operating. For example, workers may drive a truck or bus in the field to aid in harvesting, drive to and from the field to the packing shed, or drive to and from the housing unit to the work site. Workers may utilize various equipment to transport grower-owned product from one location to another location owned by the grower.. All vehicles should be driven in a manner to protect workers, harvested produce, in-field crops, and equipment. Produce Packing: (a) Grading. Workers visually grade harvested produce and remove culls. Workers need to use both hands while grading at all times and will be required to lift lugs of unpacked fruit and pour fruit onto a conveyor. (b) Filling: Workers pack the graded produce in appropriate containers by hand. (c) Stacking. Filled boxes and cartons are stacked carefully by prescribed pattern and height onto pallets and secured by netting or tape. Some filled boxes weighing up to 85 pounds must be lifted over head for finishing a pallet prescribed load. (d) Duties include operating fork lift and trucks, dump operators, bin and pallet repair, and clean up.

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:

42

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Berry Farms of Georgia

Location:

Alma, GA 31510

Worksite

Address:

350 Leopard Rd, Alma, GA 31510

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25017-626259

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Blueberries - $0.50 per lb minimum 24 lbs per hour/$12.00 per hour/estimated wage These wages are not guarantees, but rather projections based on prior season.

Date Posted:

1/29/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.50

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