General Farm Labor/Harvesting Position Available In Levy, Florida

$16.23
Per Hour
(Piece Rate)
Position range in Florida $12.85 – $15.08 Per hour General Farm Labor/Harvesting
(Suppressed)

Occupation:

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Location:

Bronson, FL – 32621
Positions available: 300
Job #: 12475374

Source:

Employ Florida

Posted:

3/11/2025

Updated:

3/17/2025

Expires:

6/2/2025

Web Site:

Employ Florida
Onsite /

Remote:

Work onsite all of the time

Job Type:

Seasonal, Full Time (30 Hours or More), Medium-term Employment, Day Shift

Agency Job ID:

2025-0509 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. 35 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. 2025-0509 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, Columbia, Marion, Gilchrist, Levy counties.
Housing is located in Gainesville, FL. (Alachua County) D.

Job Offer:

WATERMELON- Perform manual labor to hand cut watermelons. Use hand tools such as shears and knives. Duties also include cleaning, loading, and unloading harvested products, moving farm
equipment and forklift driver, Keeping floors, belts, tables and bathrooms cleaned daily, Moving pallets, and building boxes and lids are also a part , is also part of the piece rate. Grade and sort products
according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel and quality to ensure correct processing and usage. Discard inferior or defective products and/or foreign matter, and place
acceptable products in containers for further processing. Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel. Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers.
Measure, weigh and count products and materials. Examine and inspect containers, materials and products to ensure that the packing specifications are met. Clean and maintain work areas. Must
assist with all Good Agricultural Practice policies. Perform prolonged bending, reaching, and lifting up to 80 lbs.

Grove Clean-up and duties:

Workers may be required to perform miscellaneous grove
clean-up work. These activities may included removing debris, boxes, discarded fruit from fields to clean growing area , pruning, painting trees, repair and or replace irrigation equipment , may maintain
fence lines and moving farm equipment . Laying plastic : working on plant tape machine , working on auto weeder machine and lay drip tape With both hands, grab all plastic and drip tape; remove it
from the plant beds or field. Gathering plastic and drip tape to the ends of the field and/or walkways. Repeat process throughout entire field.

Pick Up Plastic :

Pick up bails of plastic and load onto truck to
be delivered and then unloaded at the designated drop off area. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.

Land Prep:

Tractor drivers will . Install/maintain
irrigation systems and water lines lay plastic. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and
other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate, and crop conditions.
Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products, and property.

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 May 10, 2025 to June 25, 2025.

Hours:

35 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Friday 6 hours per day and 5 hours on Saturday.
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): The employer will provide three meals per day (breakfast,lunch,dinner)and will be charged the
workers up to $15.88 per day. subject to change with publication of new rates by the USDOL
Office of Foreign Labor Certification in the Federal Register. 7413 W Newberry Rd, Gainesville,
FL 32605-Hotel .Free transportation in an approved R & R Harvesting, Inc vehicle will be
provided at least once each week for workers to go buy groceries.
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

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