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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

37

Job Duties:

Unload pallets of fresh fruits: imported winter melons such as cantaloupes, honeydews, mini watermelons, watermelons, and yellowdews from incoming containers and stack them to assigned places. Load pallets of fresh fruit: imported winter melons such as cantaloupes, honeydews, mini watermelons, watermelons and yellowdews to route trucks or containers with accurate predetermined orders. Locate and move stock of fresh fruits: imported winter melons such as cantaloupes, honeydews, mini watermelons, watermelons and yellowdews to pallets or bins for storage or shipment. Identify damages and report shortages or quality deficiencies. Store and remove pallets of fresh fruits: imported winter melons such as cantaloupes, honeydews, mini watermelons, watermelons, and yellow dews from racks of 10 feet of high. Use various loading techniques, such as loading tight or cross loading. Read and interpret shipping labels. Secure freight inside trailers using appropriate tools and supplies (e.g. pallets, straps, rope). Inspect machinery to determine the need for repairs and guarantee safety by performing regular maintenance (e.g., recharging batteries and lubricating equipment). Keep updated records of inventory, and activity logs. Comply with company policies, and legal guidelines. Help maintain a safe, and orderly environment of the facilities. Ensure a safe, efficient, and injury-free working environment. Must be able to work overtime, weekends, and holiday hours. Training will be provided for 21 days from each worker’s initial date of employment. The employer will provide on-the-job training in the proper use and maintenance of tools, supplies, or equipment required in the performance of work (i.e., selector machine). Assurances: Employer will provide workers with all tools, supplies, and equipment needed to perform the job at no cost to the employee. Employer will provide daily transportation to and from the worksite free of charge if living in housing secured with the employer’s assistance. 25. Salary Comments: Workers will be paid no less than $25.05 per hour. A higher rate may apply based on experience, productivity and/or market conditions. Workers will be paid BIWEEKLY by direct deposit or check. Overtime hours may vary, depending on weather or other conditions. Overtime Wage: $37.58 per hour. The Employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Overtime is after 40 hours worked in a work week. 12. Contact Dates (beginning and end of contract): October 1, 2026 until June 15, 2027. If, before the expiration date specified in the job order, the services of a worker are no longer required for reasons beyond the control of the employer due to fire, weather, other Act of God, or similar, unforeseeable man-made catastrophic event, the employer may terminate the job order with written approval of the Certifying Officer, and will make efforts to transfer the workers to comparable employment, or if transfer is not effected, provide return transportation for the worker as specified in the regulations. Other Hiring Benefits: Yes. Paid sick leave (when eligible), Medical Insurance (if eligible), 401k plan (if eligible and employee opts in). A relocation allowance is offered and is an amount of money calculated by the number of days worked x pay rate (stablished by the Management), which workers are offered when they complete the full season and return to their home country, or for domestic workers, to their principal place of residence.

Job Classification:

53-7051.00 - Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

12

Special Requirements:

12 months of experience as sit-down forklift operator in a warehouse of fresh fruits such as cantaloupes, honeydews, mini watermelons, watermelons, and yellow dews pallets. Must have a current certification to operate sit-down forklift in accordance with OSHA standards or foreign equivalent. Must pass forklift driver test, and afterwards the candidate needs to complete a pre-employment drug test. Must have 12 months forklift experience within the last two years. Ability to lift and/or move up 40 pounds and perform tasks that require good hand-eye-foot coordination and sense of balance. Ability to assess and judge weights, distances, and heights. Working knowledge of industrial equipment and attention to detail. Must be able to stack product bins up to 25 feet high, in a safe and neat manner. Able to use hand scanner. Must be able to stack bulk bins safely with forklift. Able to work in a fast pace refrigerated warehouse environment, 50 grades Fahrenheit. Exposure to high-speed equipment and safety procedures. Must comply with company policies. Employer may conduct random, post hiring drug tests, at no cost to the employee. 6 hours Monday through Friday (8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.) and 5 hours on Saturday (8a.m. until 1 p.m.).

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Sortpack Inc.

Location:

Pompano Beach, FL 33069

Worksite

Address:

1751 SW 8th Street, Pompano Beach , FL 33069

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-400-26184-076646

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

7/13/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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