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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

266

Job Duties:

Crops: Leafy greens, including collards, kale, mustards, and turnips; cabbage, including bok choy and napa; peppers, including bell, jalapeno, serrano, poblano, tomatillos, habanero, and caribe; squash, including yellow, goldenrod, gray, and zucchini; herbs, including green onion, cilantro, and parsley; sweet corn; mini melons; beets; radish; citrus; pecans; eggplant; and broccoli, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower. Perform manual labor to transplant, cut, bundle and pack greens; ice & put box lids on greens in shed: transplant, cultivate, harvest and pack jalapeno peppers, bell peppers, cucumbers, broccoli, squash, tomatoes, eggplant, bunching onions, mini watermelon and herbs including cilantro: hand harvest and pack sweet corn in shed: plant and cultivate pecan and citrus trees. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears and knives. Work in groups to harvest crops with agricultural equipment that is moving through the field along with workers while being careful not to damage harvested product. Determine maturity level of greens quickly and consistently by color, feel and size and apply correct defect tolerance, handling and harvest standards as instructed by supervisor. Make sure that plants are picked clean of all produce of correct size and maturity according to supervisor's instructions being careful not to bruise or damage produce. Lay and pull plastic. Duties include staking, stringing, tilling soil, weeding, thinning and pruning crops, and counting and checking. Make boxes, load and unload produce by hand onto trailers in the field. Workers will plant citrus trees and pecan trees. Workers will cultivate, graft and harvest citrus and pecans by hand and machine. Workers will prepare land to plant new trees. This will/could include tilling the soil, and performing soil test to ensure the survival of the trees. Make sure the land is clear of stones, sticks, roots, etc. This will include working for hours in a bent or stooped position. When planting a tree, pay close attention to the supervisor's instructions to ensure the survival of the tree. Dig the hole by hand to the desired depth, place the tree and cover with remaining soil. Workers will use ladders and lifts in the orchard. Remove old and unproductive fruit trees. Take care not to damage or destroy any other trees or property in the area. Perform general orchard clean up. Rake debris from the land such as sticks, straw, etc. Hoe trees, girdle, pick up roots and limbs, strip suckers or unwanted growth from trees, dig roots suckers, knock fruit off trees, use hand sprayer, remove vines and strap and tie fruit trees. Instruction will be given for each task and specifications regarding performance will be communicated to workers. The specifications for a job will be disclosed and demonstrated by the supervisor before the work begins. Workers will cut and drag broken limbs from field and mow; workers will remove any vines, suckers, shoots or debris that may deter the function or growth of trees. Workers will remove unwanted weeds by hand in orchard. Workers will clean and hand harvest products. Repair fences and farm buildings. Workers are responsible for farm, field and shed sanitation including picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors and other farm and shed sanitation duties. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies.

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 experience cutting greens required. Requires repetitive walking, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, reaching, lifting and carrying up to 40 lbs. Work in inclement weather conditions including extreme heat, humidity, cold and/or rain. Must be 18 or older. Employer reserves the right to conduct employer-paid post-accident drug testing that is not part of the interview process. Any employee who declines to take or fails this drug test will be terminated and paid for all hours worked, if any.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

PATRICK FAMILY FARMS, LLC

Location:

Omega, GA 31775

Worksite

Address:

165 College Ave, Omega, GA 31775

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26197-104631

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

10.52/hr (H-2A wage)

Date Posted:

7/23/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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