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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

40

Job Duties:

BERRY PICKERS: HAND-HARVEST BLUEBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES. DUTIES MAY INCLUDE CLEANING, FIELD PACKING AND LOADING HARVESTED BERRIES. FIELD GRADE, SORT, OR CLASSIFY BERRIES BY SIZE, WEIGHT, COLOR, AND/OR CONDITION. MAY OPERATE FORKIFT OR ELECTRIC PALLET JACK TO UNLOAD AN LOAD BERRIES. PROLONGED WALKING , STANDING, BENDIING, STOOPING, AND REACHING. MUST BE ABLE TO LIFT 75 LBS. TO SHOULDER HEIGHT REPETITIBELY THROUGHOUT THE WORKDAY AND ABLE TO LIFT AND CARRY 75 LBS. IN FIELD. MUST OT HINDER ANOTHER WORKERS PRODUCTIVITY. USE OF PERSONAL CELL PHONE OR OTHER PERONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE DURING WORKING HOURS STRICTLY PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR WORK-RELATED CALLS OR EMERGENCIES AND VIOLATION MAY RESULT IN IMMEDIATE TERMINATION. REQUIRES TWO MONTHS VERIFIABLE WORK EXPERIENCE HAND-HARVESTING BLUEBERRIES AND BLACKBERRIES. MUST COMMIT TO ENTIRE ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT. BLACKBERRIES: THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT, SCRATCHY JOB AS THESE ARE THORNY BLACKBERRIES. HARVEST IS DIFFICULT, PAINFUL JOB THAT REQUIRES CONTANTLY REACHING INTO THORNY BLACKBERRY PLANTS. NECESSARY MANUEL DEXTERITY PRECLUDES WEARING GLOVES. AND SIGNIFICANT BRIAR SCRATCHES ARE NORMAL COMPLICATIONS. WORKERS MUST BE DILIGENT TO AVOID NATURAL COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO NATURAL HAZARDS, INCLUDING POISION OAK, CHIGGERS, AND SNAKES. WORKERS WILL BEND AND STOOP TO PICK BLACKBERRIES ACCORDING TO SIZE, COLOR, SHAPE, AND DEGREE OF MATURITY AND PLACE INTO FIELD CONTAINERS. WORKERS WILL BE EXPECTED TO PICK FULLY RIPE BLACKBERRIES, DICARD ANY DEFORMED, DECAYED, OR UNDERSIZED BERRIES ACCORDING TO SUPERVISORS INSTRUCTIONS. ALSO, WORKERS MUST CAREFULLY REMOVE ANY UNDESIREABLE BERRIES FROM PLANT THAT WOULD LATER CAUSE FUNGI TO ATTACK THE PLANT. WORKERS WILL CARRY 2 FULL CONTAINERS WITH 6, 2QT BASKETS IN EACH WEIGHING APROXIMATELY 12 LBS. EACH TO THE FIELD TRAILER. WORKERS WILL PROPERLY FILL ALL 2QT BASKETS. INCLUDING PLANTING BLACKBERRY PLANTS IN FIELD, PRUNING/ SHEARING FIELD-GROWN BLACKBERRY PLANTS. HAND HARVESTING BLACKBERRIERS, PACKING BLACKBERRIES, AND HOEING. GRADE, SORT, OR CLASSIFY BERRIES BY SIZE, WEIGHT, COLOR, OR CONDITION. LOAD AND UNLOAD CROPS AND FARM MATERIALS. WORKERS WILL WALK ALONG ROWS AS SPECIFIED BY EMPLOYER AND REMOVE WEEDS AND GRASS FROM FIELDS BY HAND OR USING A HOE.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

FAMILY FRESH HARVESTING LLC

Location:

BERLIN, GA 31722

Worksite

Address:

1236 Rooks Rd, Atkinson, NC 28421

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26062-676372

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

WAGE OFFER TO H2A WORKERS IS NO LESS THAN 11.09 PER HOUR. LA OFERTA SALARIAL PARA LOS TRABAJADORES H2A NO EN INFERIOR A 11.09 POR HORA

Date Posted:

3/18/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$2.50

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