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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

192

Job Duties:

​Crops: Bell peppers, hot peppers, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, eggplant, satsumas, summer squash, winter squash, tobacco, lemons, zucchini, watermelon, oranges, cabbage, onions, pumpkins, tomatoes, peas, butterbeans, green beans, small grain, okra, broccoli, corn, carrots, asparagus, cantaloupe, sugar cane Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, machetes, pruning hooks, shears and knives. Operate and ride on equipment to manually plant seeds or plants into the ground and cover with dirt. Walk behind the machine making sure all holes are filled and covered. Operate tractors to harvest crops and pull trailer in field during harvest. Operate forklifts to move produce around the field and from field to storage. Walk behind tractor pulling trailer with orange trees, place tree in pre-dug hole, and cover with dirt using a shovel. Prune orange trees according to supervisor's instruction. String peppers, cucumbers, and eggplant. Harvest developed product from plants on assigned row by hand, or using a knife, making sure that plant is picked clean of all crops of correct size and maturity, or as instructed by supervisor. Workers must use care when harvesting not to damage product. Hand harvest into buckets or other containers, taking caution not to damage bushes, or other plants. Grade, sort, or classify agricultural products by size, weight, color and condition. Package harvested products into bins, bags, boxes, plastic containers and crates. Stack boxes onto pallets, transport vehicles or trailers. Load and unload harvested products and materials by hand and with equipment. Pull weeds, prune crop, maintain fields and perform irrigation activities. Move, install, and maintain irrigation system equipment and water lines or pipe. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove items required in plasticulture. Install and remove stakes, wire, netting or string. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, mowing, cutting, weeding, and other manual tasks in the fields. Perform farm and field sanitation duties. Clean and maintain packing facility, fields, structures, grounds, and equipment. Workers will perform duties relating to drying and baling of tobacco. Remove tops, flowers and suckers, and pull mature leaves from stalks. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and other crop protectants, fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant-related treatments. Lift, carry, and load or unload products or supplies. Workers will also be in the capacity of operating equipment and cleaning and maintaining equipment, structures and grounds. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies and related food safety practices.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

One month of verifiable farm work experience required. Perform prolonged walking, bending, sitting, reaching, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying 60 lbs. repeatedly. Perform repetitive movements. Work outside in inclement weather, including cold, hot, and/or wet weather for extensive periods of time. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Golden Eagle Ag Labor Contracting, LLC

Location:

Lakeland, GA 31635

Worksite

Address:

Herring Farms, Inc.: 6322 Bradford Road S (Field & Packing Facility), Lake Park, GA 31636

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26196-102041

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

10.52/hr (H-2A wage)

Date Posted:

8/3/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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