Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Position Available In Alachua, Florida

$16.23
Per Hour
DOE (Depends on Experience)
Position range in Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area $12.99 – $17.00 Per hour Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
(Suppressed)

Occupation:

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Location:

Alachua, FL – 32615
Positions available: 15
Job #: 12464654

Source:

Employ Florida

Posted:

1/6/2025

Updated:

2/14/2025

Expires:

8/7/2025

Web Site:

Employ Florida
Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

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

Agency Job ID:

2025-294 Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window. Job Requirements and Properties Help for Job Requirements and Properties. Opens a new window.
Work Onsite
Full Time Experience
3 Month(s) Schedule
Full Time Job Type
Regular Duration
Permanent Employment Hours
45 Hours Per Week Shift
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INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW. 2025-294 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 Alachua, FL. (Alachua County) D.

Job Offer:

Workers will work on a farm growing trees. Job duties include but are not limited to: tree planting, watering/irrigation, tree shaping, weed control, tree removal and wrapping for transportation and sale, tree cutting, tree loading, fertilizing, potting, stepping up trees, checking splitters and general property upkeep and maintenance. Workers will also build and maintain farm buildings. Workers must be able to lift 50 lbs. Los trabajadores trabajarán en una granja cultivando árboles. Las tareas del trabajo incluyen, entre otras: plantar árboles, regar/irrigar, dar forma a los árboles, controlar las malezas, retirar y envolver los árboles para transportarlos y venderlos, cortar los árboles, cargarlos, fertilizarlos, plantarlos en macetas, escalonar los árboles, verificar las cortadoras de ramas y realizar el mantenimiento y el cuidado general de la propiedad. Los trabajadores también construirán y mantendrán los edificios de la granja. Los trabajadores deben poder levantar 50 libras.

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 March 15, 2025 to December 30, 2025.

Hours:

45 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Friday 9 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 details Help for Employer Information. Opens a new window.