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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

56

Job Duties:

Watermelons: Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Perform manual labor to hand cut, pack, and re-pack watermelons in the field and in packing house. Duties also include cleaning, loading, and unloading harvested products from watermelon truck into packing house. Packing house is on the farm with 100% of product belonging to Atlantic Produce Growers. Use hand tools such as: shovels, hoes, brooms, scissors, shears, and knives. Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel and quality to ensure correct processing and usage. Discard inferior or defective products and/or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing. Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel. Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Measure, weigh and count products and materials. Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met. Workers may perform manual labor to pull plastic and weeds from the fields. Workers may drive tractors and forklift to load watermelons onto a trailer. Removal of irrigation equipment.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Applicants must be 18 years or older. It is recommended that you have experience with Agricultural Equipment and knowledge of Agricultural Field work due to safety reasons related to possible equipment injury, heat stroke possibility, and food safety. All tools, supplies, and equipment will be provided at no cost to workers. There is a lifting requirement of 5-60 lbs. The company may conduct background checks on all new applicants at the Employers expense. Workers who posses a valid drivers license and meet all applicable legal requirements, including holding a doctors certificate as required by 29 CFR 500.105, may be asked to drive vehicles for transporting workers, goods, or commodities on company business. This task is voluntary, compensable, and not a mandatory job duty.

Number of Hours Per Week:

43

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Atlantic Harvesting, LLC

Location:

Vero Beach, FL 32968

Worksite

Address:

5379 Alabama Avenue, Omega, GA 31775

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26099-777344

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Per Bus H2A Visa Worker: $10.52

Date Posted:

Invalid Date

Piece Rate Offer

$35.00

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