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Heavy Labor Harvesters (celery)

Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc.

Yuma, AZ

$16.90 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+18444790081
Email address to Apply:
HR@taproduce.com

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
200
Job Duties:
Please note that the Employer will require a total of one hundred forty (140) H-2A workers under this contract. Of these, forty (40) workers will commence employment on December 21, 2026, and the remaining one hundred (100) workers will commence employment on approximately January 15, 2027. The following is a job description for heavy labor harvesters working in celery. A member of a heavy labor harvest crew working in celery must be able to perform all the responsibilities and general job specifications outlined below: The employee must work as a member of a celery heavy labor harvest crew performing the following tasks in the harvesting of celery under the direction of a foreperson, crew leader, and/ or supervisor. Employees shall work under close supervision and receive specific instructions on required tasks and results expected. Employees perform routine tasks that require a limited exercise of judgment to eventually build harvesting skills and efficiencies. On-the-job training is provided as specified below. Specifically, an employee: • Harvests produce by walking in assigned furrows, on top of growing beds behind or in front of a harvesting machine platform or harvesting cart, selecting size and quality of the produce to be harvested as specified by the supervisor; Bends and grasps selected produce and cuts it from its roots and or stalks using a harvesting knife; Trims the product according to specifications of supervisor; Discards produce that does not meet specified quality standards; and inserts trimmed produce meeting quality specifications into specified packaging or containers and/or places the freshly harvested produce on the table for taping/clipping by the clipper and packing by packer in the field.
Job Classification:
45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
No
Special Requirements:
Employee must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 66 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Employees must listen to, understand, and follow instructions of Company row bosses, forepersons, supervisors and managers. Employees are expected to assist in maintaining work areas and Company property in a neat and clean condition by not littering or in any deliberate way defacing Company property. Rest and meal periods must be taken in the assigned area(s) for food safety reasons unless an off-site rest or meal period is elected by the employee.
Number of Hours Per Week:
35
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc.
Location:
Salinas, CA 93908

Worksite

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-26289-305901
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
California: $16.90 per hour throughDecember 31, 2026 / $17.40 per hour asof January 1, 2027: SEE ADDENDUM A
Date Posted:
10/21/2026
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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