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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

139

Job Duties:

Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Cultivate and hand-harvest harvest sweet potato, melons, squash, pumpkins, and other mixed vegetables. Load and unload farm products. May construcl trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. May operate and perform minor maintenance on farm vehicles or equipment. May drive farm truck, bus, traclor, all-terrain vehicle (A TV) on the farm. May drive bus or van over the road. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time or operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver's license issued by a U.S. slate or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to lhe worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 75 lbs. in field. Must not hinder another worker's productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires one month verifiable prior work experience in the crop activities listed. Hand-harvest melons. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Following the supervisors' instructions, workers will walk along rows and cut melons for harvest according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity by using a knife. May carry harvested. melons to field truck and load melons on truck or trailer by hand. May unload and pack harvested melons at on-farm packing shed. Sweet potatoes: Sweet potato plant pullers will stoop, bend and kneel to pull sweet potato plants from beds, exercising care in selecting plants of appropriate size as specified by supervisor. Selected plants will be boxed in an orderly fashion in field crates and crates windrowed and loaded on trailers for transport. May ride mechanical transplanter. May walk behind transplanter lo reset missing plants. Sweet potato transplanting will be paid hour1y. Sweet potato harvest workers will walk along row that has been previously plowed. Workers will stoop, bend and kneel to pick up sweet potatoes using hands and fingers lo dig out unexposed potatoes. Workers may grade in the field separating #1 's and #2's into separated 5/8 field hampers. Canners, when harvested, will be placed into a separate bin. Damaged or diseased potatoes will not be harvested. Worker will be required to stay on assigned row. Full hampers weighing up 35 lbs. will be carried to truck row lo be loaded onto truck or trailer.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

Details of Material Term or Condition (up to 3,500 characters)* Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather_ Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker_ Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination_ All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 75 lbs_ in field. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires one month verification

Number of Hours Per Week:

42

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

GRACIA & SONS, LLC

Company Name:

GRACIA & SONS, LLC

Location:

FT MEADE, FL 33841

Worksite

Address:

FRESH-PRO, 7397 NW PINE LEVE ST, ARCADIA, FL 34265

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25240-273484

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Due to weather and crop conditions, the employer reserves the right to temporarily increase the listed piece rates. The employer also reserves the right to completely do away with the piece rate all together to ensure a quality product and fair earning

Date Posted:

9/29/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$50.00

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