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

$14.77
Per Hour
Position range in Florida $12.85 – $15.08 Per hour Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
(Suppressed)

Occupation:

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Location:

Old Town, FL – 32680
Positions available: 30
Job #: 12458954

Source:

Employ Florida

Posted:

11/20/2024

Updated:

12/4/2024

Expires:

6/30/2025

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:

2025-0168 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. 40 Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window. Job Description Help for Job Description. Opens a new window.
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INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW. 2025-0168 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 and housing are located in Dixie County, Florida. D.

Job Offer:

30 Farmworkers.
OB # l
Tree is harvested from the ground with a tractor Roots are pruned, shaped and trimmed with a shovel Rootball is wrapped in plastic wrap Trees is laid down so the trunk and fans can be trimmed with loppers and shovel Tree is placed on rack where it will be watered, fertilized and cultivated until ready for harvest OR Holes are dug Tree is planted where it will be watered, fertilized, cultivated and grown until ready for harvesting .
JOB # 2
Trees need to be watered daily
JOB#3
The entire farm must be weeded
JOB#4
Fertilizer must be applied to the trees

NEW JOB DUTIES

load/unload trees Measure trees, tag with size Sort trees by size Monitor growth of trees Place trees in wire/burlap baskets for root enhancement We need to move up from May to February to meet the work load demand and get optimum tree growth. We have added 4 tree racks and 3 wells. We need to start earlier in the year to take full advantage of the growth cycle of the trees. This will take more people and more time. For these reasons I would like to move from 16 to 30 people and from May to February.

Pay:

Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) – $14.77 per hour
¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$14.77 per hour

Piece Rates:

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 February 2, 2025 to November 25, 2025.

Hours:

40 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Friday 8 hours per day.
Work may be offered but not required on Saturday, 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:

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