Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse***

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INTERESTED IN THIS JOB OPPORTUNITY MUST BE INTERVIEWED AND REFERRED BY A FLORIDA CAREER CENTER. SEE ITEM B, BELOW . 2026-0673 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 Polk, Hardee, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sumter, and Highlands Counties . Housing is located in Winter Haven, Alturas, Bartow, Dundee, Wahneta, Ft. Meade, Frostproof, and Lake Wales, FL (Polk County), Wauchula, FL (Hardee County), Avon Park, FL (Highlands County), Arcadia, FL (Desoto County), and Wimauma, FL (Hillsborough County). D.

Job Offer:

Workers will perform general agricultural labor including planting, cultivating, harvesting, grading, packing, loading, unloading, stacking, and shipping fruits and vegetables in fields, packinghouses, and greenhouses. Duties include handling food products in accordance with cleanliness and food safety standards; washing hands before work and after restroom use; maintaining clean work areas; and following all hygiene, safety, and sanitation requirements. Workers will assemble, fold, and stack cardboard boxes; maintain an adequate supply of assembled boxes; feed supply lines; retrieve and stage boxes; place products into containers or clamshells; pack, palletize, label, verify, and secure finished products; and operate pallet jacks as directed. Workers will also perform light housekeeping such as sweeping, removing debris, and maintaining orderly workspaces. Field duties include tilling soil; planting, transplanting, pruning, thinning, weeding, and harvesting crops; applying fertilizers and pesticides; mowing crops; clearing land; maintaining weed-free rows; inspecting and repairing irrigation systems; laying and removing plastic and drip tape; and performing manual labor such as digging, hauling, spreading manure, and removing debris. Workers may use hand tools and farm equipment and may assist with trellising, fence repair, and general farm maintenance. Harvesting duties include hand-picking and field-packing strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, vegetables, melons, and citrus; sorting and grading produce; inspecting for quality, disease, or damage; and transporting filled containers to designated areas. Mechanical aids such as conveyor belt harvesters may be used to reduce walking time. Greenhouse and nursery duties include seeding, stacking trays, loading and unloading trays, placing and consolidating materials, operating beat-out lines, classifying and palletizing trays, loading shipping trailers and bins, reading orders and tray specifications, and ensuring proper documentation. Workers may also assist with shade installation/removal, poly replacement, and tray handling operations. Workers may operate or be trained to operate tractors, forklifts, and other agricultural equipment; inspect, maintain, and perform minor repairs on machinery; and transport crops, tools, or workers on the farm. Additional responsibilities may include monitoring work activities, recording weights or production, assisting with scanning or tracking systems, and ensuring adequate supplies.

Pay:

Florida Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) - $14.00 per hour ¾ Guarantee is in effect.

Wage Offer:

$14.00 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 August 22, 2026 to May 31, 2027 .

Hours:

36 hours per week

Days/Hours:

Monday thru Saturday 6 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-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Workers residing in employer-provided housing will be provided free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. 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 H-2A workers: 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.