Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

8

Job Duties:

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time: Shovel Work (End): Workers are required to use a shovel to tuck in the ends of the plastic being laid by machinery at the ends of each row or general shovel work on the farm. Planting: Loading and unloading of plant trays from plant delivery boxes to planting machine, unloading empty trays from planter back onto plant boxes. Riding on plant machine or walking with tray and placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil to fill in space around the plant with soil using hand. Walking also behind planting machine placing a plant in hold that was missed and filling in the hole with soil by using hand. Removing plants at walkways. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate. Replanting / Reset: When needed, replanting will require employee to carry trays that weigh 1 -5lbs into field to replace injured or dead plants in field rows. Irrigation Installation & Removal: Connecting and installing irrigation (poly) lines at various points in fields for irrigation practices of crops. Removal of irrigation (poly) lines and connections at end of crop season. This task will include shovel work as needed. And maintenance of irrigation system. Freeze Protection: Worker required to use crop cover material and roll out over crop in field Staking-: 48"-54": Using both hands gathering bundles of stakes from bed of field truck and carrying to place a tomato stake between each tomato plant. Each stake must remain upright. Repeat process through entire rows and field. Once the first procedure is performed by an air hammer system being pulled by a tractor, the worker places an air hammer over the stake to drive in the stake 12" - 14" into the ground. If using manual hammers, worker must place opening over stake and pound stake into the ground also 12" - 14”. This task will include clean up and removal of broken stakes as needed. Paid per 100 ft. 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. String Cutting (Twine): Worker is required to use a knife that is provided by employer and with hands to cut through sting from the top to the bottom of the plastic beds with a downward motion and cutting through sting wrapped around stakes that are standing in the rows. At every crossway the worker will stop and place string that has been collected and into a trash bag provide by employer and continue the process until each row assigned is completed for the day. Once completed for the day or bags are full worker must place bags of string at the end of the roadways. Post Harvest Clean Up: The worker will be required to pick up by hand and place the post-harvest debris throughout the production area into containers provided. This clean-up includes digging out with shovel and picking up any broken stakes, plastic, or remaining trash and debris. Pull Plastic: With both hands, grab all plastic and drip tape; remove it from the plant beds or field. Gathering plastic and drip tape to the ends of the field and/or walkways. Repeat process throughout entire field. Per 100 ft. Rate.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

E-Berry Harvest may conduct criminal background and/or drug screening at the employer's expense on all new applicants post-employment. Failure to pass criminal background check and/or drug screening is grounds for termination.

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

EBerry Harvest Company, LLC (A8-FL)

Location:

Labelle, FL 33935

Worksite

Address:

25.39841 N, 80.54573 W, Homestead, FL 33034

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25219-228776

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Staking: 48"-54": $1.90/unit. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent is $17.10, or 9 units per hour. $16.23 per hour guaranteed.

Date Posted:

8/27/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$1.90

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