SeasonalJobs.dol.gov

Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

49

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assign duties as instructed by their supervisor. Sweet Potatoes Plantation: Workers will select large sweet potato plant from the beds; they will cut the plant and place into a basket. Once the basket is full and tight the process will be done again. The worker must be able to complete three baskets every hour. Workers will then plant sweet potato by machine and by hand. When planting by machine the worker will repeatedly set a plant on the butterfly device that holds the plant. The plant end must stick out of the butterfly device at least 2-3 inches in order to be planted correctly. When done by hand the worker will walk down the field make a 3 inch hole in the ground, place the plant in the hole, and cover the hole firmly, and space each hole about 10 inches apart repeatedly throughout the daily shift. Sweet potato Harvesting: The worker will pick the sweet potatoes up from the ground by class. There are 3 types of classes of sweet potato that require harvesting at once. The worker must place them in a 5/8 BU bucket, once the bucket is full, the worker will take the bucket to the truck and dump the sweet potatoes in the back of the truck. A small ticket will be given to you to keep and a total will be counted at the end of each day. The workers will then go back to the picking area and fill his bucket up again. Cucumber Plantation: Workers will select large cucumber plant from the beds; they will cut the plant and place into a basket. Once the basket is full and tight the process will be done again. Workers will then plant cucumber by machine and by hand. When planting by machine the worker will repeatedly set a plant on the butterfly device that holds the plant. The plant end must stick out of the butterfly device at least 2-3 inches in order to be planted correctly. When done by hand the worker will walk down the field make a 3 inch hole in the ground, place the plant in the hole, covering the hole firmly. Cucumber Harvesting: The worker will pick the cucumber up from the ground, placing them in a five gallon bucket, once the bucket is full, the worker will take the bucket to the truck and dump the cucumber in the back of the truck.

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:

HB Farm Harvesters, Inc.

Location:

Lake Placid, FL 33862

Worksite

Address:

7101 Town Creek Rd, Elm City, NC 27882

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25056-721544

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$0.50 per 40lbs 5/8 BU bucket. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent for this piece rate is $16.50/hr based on workers harvesting 33 buckets/hr. Guaranteed $16.16/hr

Date Posted:

3/5/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.50

Share