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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

21

Job Duties:

Duties may vary from time to time. Workers may manually plant, cultivate, harvest, process and pot blueberry plants. Gather tools needed for specific work being done: picking buckets, fruit lugs, tractor, ATV with harvest trailer, sprayer, pruning shears, water cooler with fresh cups, hoe, shovel, pallet jack, pressure washer, mop, broom, shop vacuum, supplies. Field Pickers: Workers will be required to walk in the field and fill 1-gallon buckets with blueberries. Place fruit carefully in bucket and place under bush for pickup. May carry field buckets out of field to processing house. Workers will pick up fruit in buckets or lugs and carry out of field weighing approximately 10-40 lbs. May help oversee other workers to make sure job is done adequately. May drive ATV with trailer to field, load field fruit lugs/buckets onto trailer; and place a top cover over lugs & buckets preparing for transporting fruit to processing facility, once there unload and place products on pallets. May pick, sort, and package blueberries in the field. Workers will use wedge clipper and pruning shears. Processing Facility (on the farm): Load and Unload filled fruit lugs and palletize for wind tunnel. Place into wind tunnel for cooling before entering processing line. Removal from wind tunnel to processing line. Lift and pour fruit onto cleaner and blower. Stand at grading table or conveyer belt for inspection of fruit quality. When processing is complete, workers will then load the trailer with flats of berries. Packing machine monitoring for filling fruit into clamshell and clamshell refilling. Packing clamshells of fruit into boxes (flats) for sale. Lift and stack onto pallets. Use pallet jack to load fruit onto truck/trailer for transportation to drop station. Loading containers of culled fruit for removal from processing building. Build boxes for packing clamshells on packing line. Vacuum, sweep, mop, pressure wash, sanitize, and clean/sanitize Processing Facility and Equipment. Load/Unload Processing Facility packing materials clam shells, boxes etc. Pressure wash (clean) lugs/buckets and processing line equipment. Pick up trash/debris around Farm/Housing/Fields. Prune Fruit bushes and remove wood debris from field. Inspect bushes for damage, disease or insect infestation and remove or replace them. Workers will pull grass, pull weeds, mow grass, trim bushes, spread mulch around plants, and disperse fertilizer in fields. Workers will be trained on applying fertilizers and pesticides. Greenhouse (on the farm) ~ Workers gather cuttings to plant in trays in the Greenhouse. Clean and organize greenhouses and loading sheds before and after use. Hoe weeds in fields, inside and outside greenhouses. Operate and Inspect field irrigation systems, repair and replace as needed. May do minor repairs to trellises, farm fences, and buildings, replace damaged posts using wire stretchers, hammers, paint, brushes, etc. Clean and do minor maintenance to machinery and implements. Workers may transport worker(s) to/from housing, grocery store, errands, and banking.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Applicants must be 18 years or older. Employer may conduct criminal background checks to all new applicants, at the owners expense. Workers must have worked a season picking and packing similar crops such as fresh blueberries, blackberries, or coffee beans, OR have 3 months experience in picking, packing, planting, harvesting similar crops such as blueberries, blackberries, or coffee beans. Workers must have a valid drivers license to drive company vehicles. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Cell phones can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and to communicate with a supervisor when needed. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to the workers. Hours and days of work may vary due to weather conditions: blueberries are perishable and must be picked and packed within a limited time of harvest.

Number of Hours Per Week:

44

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Ambers Blueberry Farm & Nursery, LLC

Location:

Waynesboro, MS 39367

Worksite

Address:

515 Chicora River Road, Waynesboro, MS 39367

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25063-741457

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

per pound

Date Posted:

3/13/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.60

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