Farm Laborer Position Available In Alachua, Florida

$16.23
Per Hour
DOE (Depends on Experience)
Position range in Florida $12.85 – $15.08 Per hour Farm Laborer
(Suppressed)

Occupation:

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Location:

Waldo, FL – 32694
Positions available: 1
Job #: 12475616

Source:

Employ Florida

Posted:

3/12/2025

Updated:

3/12/2025

Expires:

7/2/2025

Web Site:

Employ Florida
Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Seasonal, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Permanent Employment, Day Shift

Agency Job ID:

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INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW. 2025-0512 A.

This is an Agricultural Labor Program clearance order for temporary or seasonal agricultural workers.

ALL QUALIFIED U.S. DOMESTIC WORKERS

(CITIZENS

AND NON-CITIZENS WITH VALID WORK AUTHORIZATION

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INCLUDING MSFW AND NON-MSFW WORKERS MAY BE REFERRED. B.

Interested applicants should report to any State Workforce Agency (SWA) career center for help in contacting the employer. Referral by a career center provides program guarantees and protections that may not be available to a worker not referred. Workers must have valid identification for I-9 preparation when they report to the employer location to begin work. The employer may use the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program to verify employment eligibility. C. Workers referred to this job by a SWA should report to a career center between 5 and 9 work days before the job start date to verify the job start date is the same. Failure to do so may disqualify the worker from the assurances of this Job Order. Worksites are located in Alachua county. Housing is located in Waldo (Alachua County) D.

Job Offer:

1 Farm Laborer Job duties include general farm labor for the blueberry farm such as, but not limited to, spraying and application of pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers; operating farm equipment such as tractors, trucks, ATVs or utility vehicles; harvesting blueberries; and general farm maintenance. This job will be done under extreme weather conditions such as heat, direct sunlight, possible rain, wind, and exposure to pollen. Repetitive physical conditions such as prolonged walking, standing, heavy bending, stooping, reaching and lifting will be involved on a regular basis. The worker will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. In order to perform this kind of work, the worker must be able to work outside for at least 8 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to perform duties effectively, working quickly and skillfully with their hands. The first week of employment is considered as an introductory period of employment to acclimate the worker to the physical demands of the job, to familiarize worker with job specifications and to demonstrate proper methods and specific issues. On the first workday, the employer will provide specific instructions in the proper way to perform the job duties. Thereafter, the worker will be expected to perform the task with diligence as instructed. By the beginning of the second work week, worker will be expected to perform the work in a manner specified by the employer and described herein. After the one-week acclimation period, if the worker fails to meet the standard and/or fails to perform the work in the manner specified, he/she may be terminated.

Pay:

Florida Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) – $16.23 per hour ¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$16.23 per hour

Piece Rates:

Yes – See ETA 790 below.

Bonus:

None Pay is: Weekly Employer provides tools/equipment.

Withholding:

Federal Income Tax, Social Security and Medicare, and any deductions agreed to by the worker in writing. Work rules will be found in the Clearance Order. E. Contract period is April 01, 2025 to October 01, 2025.

Hours:

40 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Friday 8 hours per day. Work may be offered but not required on Sundays and holidays. Extra work hours may be offered based on weather and other conditions. F. Employer will refund workers living outside commuting distance the reasonable transportation and subsistence costs to report for the first day of work on the 50% date. Will provide workers who complete the contract period the reasonable cost of transportation and subsistence to return to place of recruitment or to report to the next H-2A job. G. Housing and Board.

Housing:

Will provide free housing for workers who arrive from outside daily commuting distance. Family housing is not available. Meals (Board): Employer will provide a free and convenient kitchen and transport workers to a grocery store at least once per week. Workers will purchase and prepare their own meals. Housing meets the requirements of Federal, State and Local regulations. Rules regarding living accommodations will be found in the Clearance Order. Transportation provided by the employer meets the requirements of Federal, State and Local regulations. H. Prohibition against preferential treatment of aliens: The employer’s job offer must offer to U.S. workers no less than the same benefits, wages, and working conditions that the employer is offering, intends to offer, or will provide to H-2A workers. Job offers may not impose on U.S. workers any restrictions or obligations that will not be imposed on the employer’s H-2A workers. This does not relieve the employer from providing to H-2A workers at least the same level of minimum benefits, wages, and working conditions which must be offered to U.S. workers. I. Mandatory 653.501

Statement:

In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Job Service office as a no-fee labor exchange, that is, as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the ETA nor the SWAs are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the Job Service office constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party. Please see ETA 790 for full details. Help for Employer Information. Opens a new window.