Agricultural Grader, Sorter, Packer (Fruit) Eddystone, PA 24 Jun 2026 22685372 Summary Eddystone, PA In-Person $19.48 - $19.48 per Hour 3 Months Experience No formal schooling No Commission 35.00 hours per week / Day Shift / Temporary/Seasonal Description 43 positions available. Agricultural Grader, Sorter, and Packer to perform grading, sorting, and packaging of fruit in a warehouse setting. The Agricultural Grader, Sorter, and Packer is responsible for the selection and packaging of imported winter melons such as cantaloupes, honeydews, mini watermelons, watermelons, and yellowdews. The Agricultural Grader, Sorter, and Packer must examine and inspect fruit to ensure that the packing specifications are met. The melons are selected and packed in packinghouses in countries with warmer weather during the winter months, such as Guatemala and Honduras. However, due to ocean transit time and the melons' natural aging process, the product must be re-inspected once it arrives to the warehouse to meet quality and food safety standards. Agricultural Graders, Sorters, and Packers are trained to identify quality and food safety issues. Additionally, they can differentiate between various grades of condition and quality. In addition to inspecting the melons, the Agricultural Graders, Sorters, and Packers are also responsible for repacking product that does not meet specific quality standards. Agricultural Graders, Sorters, and Packers are trained to operate a selector machine that aids in selecting the melons. Once the product is carefully sorted, the Agricultural Graders, Sorters, and Packers repack the product according to size, commodity, and customer Minimum Job Requirements and/or Alternative Job Requirements specifications.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel. Discard inferior or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing. Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage. Record grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets. Perform production duties such as manual lifting, packaging, labeling, and sorting using hands. Report defective product or questionable conditions to the department supervisor. Maintain the work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition and follow prescribed food safety regulations. Perform related duties as required by supervision. Training will be provided for 21 days from each worker's initial date of employment.

The employer will provide on-the-job training in the proper use and maintenance of tools, supplies, or equipment required in the performance of work.

The Employer will accept referrals and applications of all U.S. applicants interested in the position until 21 days before the date of need. All applicants are to inquire about the job opportunity or send applications, indications of availability, and/or resumes directly or to the nearest office of the State Workforce Agency (SWA) in the State of Pennsylvania or directly at the PA CareerLink Delaware County at Chester City, 701 Crosby Street, Ste. B, Chester, PA 19013-6096, (610) 447-3350. Paid sick leave (when eligible), Medical Insurance (if eligible), 401k plan (if eligible and employee opts in).A relocation allowance is offered and is an amount of money calculated by the number of days worked x pay rate (stablished by the Management), which workers are offered when they complete the full season and return to their home country, or for domestic workers, to their principal place of residence.

Sorting and Packing Requirements:

Handling and inspecting winter melons, such as cantaloupes, honeydews, and watermelons; sorting, packing, and repacking winter melons grown and harvested in Central America. Knowledge and experience classifying winter melons according to grade and customer specifications. Experience with Right Fruit to Right Customer (RFS) process implemented by the melon warehouses and packing houses or other similar processes. Understand and follow basic verbal and written instructions. Ability to work in a group setting. Ability to use a scale. Effectively communicate information and respond to questions. Possess basic mathematical skills. Perform basic visual quality inspections on products. Maintain the production pace of other team members. Proper grooming standards. Proper clothing including shoes with a good grip.

Physical Demands:

Required to stand for long periods of time. May involve some repetitive motions. Must be able to lift 40 pounds - More than 40 pounds require team lift. May also engage in frequent bending, stooping, squatting, pushing, and pulling of parts and part containers.

Food Safety Requirements:

General knowledge of safe food handling practices. Knowledge and understanding of industry standards for packing and sorting of winter melons.

General requirements:

Ability to work overtime, weekend, and holiday hours. Must comply with company policies. Employer may conduct random, post hiring drug tests, at no cost to the employee. Job is accessible by public transportation. The Employer will make all deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law including federal state and income tax, Medicare (if applicable), Social Security (if applicable), Medical Insurance (if applicable), 401k plan (if applicable and employee opts in). If rent is paid by the employer, the employer will deduct monthly rent of $450.00 to $800.00 spread over each pay period. Employer-assisted lodging is optional. Workers will be paid no less than $19.48 per hour. A higher rate may apply based on experience, productivity and/or market conditions. Workers will be paid

BIWEEKLY

by direct deposit or check. Overtime hours may vary, depending on weather or other conditions. Overtime wage is $29.22 per hour. The Employer will use a single workweek as its standard for computing wages due. Overtime is after 40 hours worked in a work week. Work on Sundays may be requested. 6 hours a day Monday through Friday and 5 hours on Saturday-35 hours per week for regular time with compensable overtime each week. 6 hours Monday-Friday (8a.m. until 2:30p.m.) and 5 hours on Saturday (8a.m. until 1p.m.).Temporary, full-time employment. No special software/hardware skills needed. ADA compliant. If, before the expiration date specified in the job order, the services of a worker are no longer required for reasons beyond the control of the employer due to fire, weather, other Act of God, or similar, unforeseeable man-made catastrophic event, the employer may terminate the job order with written approval of the Certifying Officer, and will make efforts to transfer the workers to comparable employment, or if transfer is not effected, provide return transportation for the worker as specified in the regulations. Applicants should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the job specifications and the terms and conditions of employment before contacting the employer or seeking a referral. Only workers meeting all the qualifications for Employment, who are eligible (i.e., work authorized), able, willing, and qualified to perform the work, with or without reasonable accommodations, who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who will be available at the time and place needed, should contact, or be referred to the employer. Walk-in applicants whose pre-employment paperwork was completed at the time of hire must have a valid identity document when they report to work. No worker will be considered to have completed the hiring process, nor be permitted to start work, and/or occupy Company-provided housing, without completing (the pertinent sections of) an I-9 Form and presenting required documentation of identity and employment eligibility within the legally required time frames. Although the job holding office is not required to verify employment authorization documentation, the Employer requests that the Employment Service staff apprise applicants that they will be required to provide documentary proof of work authorization to the Employer. Walk-in applications will be accepted at:

Address:

1751 SW 8th Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 Phone number: (954) 586-8824

Referral Contact:

Rigmor Collin:

rcollin@martorifarms.com. Contact hours are Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ("Regular Business Hours"), except on federal holidays. The employer will interview applicants by phone and in-person by appointment. Gate or walk-in traffic during Regular Business Hours may request an application and schedule an appointment for a phone or in person interview. Applicants, State Workforce Agency Personnel, Walk-ins, Gate Hires, etc. may call for an interview during Regular Business Hours or call for an application and submit the completed application to Sortpack, Inc. c/o Rigmor Collin, 1751 SW 8th Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069, Phone number: (954) 586-8824.If a Job Service Office will be referring several applicants at the same time, it is requested that the employer be advised in advance so that sufficient time may be allowed to schedule interviews. Applicants will be interviewed in person or by telephone and job offers will be extended to qualified, eligible applicants. Applicants and referrals will not be considered to have applied until a properly completed and signed application is provided to the employer indicating that the worker has received a copy in writing of the Contract containing disclosures) required by law. Employer assures compliance with the content requirements at 20 CFR § 655.18.The working conditions will comply with applicable Federal and State minimum wage, child labor, social security, health and safety, farm labor contractor registration and other employment-related laws. The employer is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and will offer U. S workers at least the same opportunities, wages, benefits, and working conditions as those which the employer offers or intends to offer to non-immigrant workers.

NAICS code:

42448 Other Than English 3 months working as Melon Grader, Sorter, Packer is required. Employer will provide workers with all tools, supplies, and equipment needed to perform the job at no cost to the employee. Employer will assist workers in securing board, lodging, or other facilities. Workers are informed that housing is strictly voluntary/optional and may elect to provide their own housing. Housing secured with the employer's assistance is not free of charge and will be deducted by paycheck. The monthly rent is $450.00 to $800.00 per worker spread over each pay period. Employer will provide daily transportation to and from the worksite free of charge if living in housing secured with the employer's assistance.

Inbound Transportation and Visa Fees:

Employer will reimburse inbound transportation and daily subsistence costs for corresponding U.S. workers who are not reasonably able to return to their residence within the same workday no later than 50% of completion of the contract period or earlier if required by law. H-2B workers will be reimbursed in the first work week for all visas, visa processing, border crossing and other related fees, including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees). The Company will pay for the visa process and for the flight tickets.

Inbound and Return Transportation:

The following provisions pertaining to provision or reimbursement for inbound and return transportation and subsistence apply only to persons recruited from outside normal commuting distance. If the worker completes 50 percent of the work contract period, the Company will arrange and pay directly for transportation and subsistence from the place from which the worker has come to work for the Company which is the place of recruitment. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distances involved. Daily meals will be provided at a rate of at least $16.78 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts. Notwithstanding the language in the preceding paragraph (i.e., reimbursement of inbound transportation and subsistence at the 50% mark), the employer will reimburse inbound transportation and subsistence before the end of the first week, if required by law.

If the worker completes the period of employment or if the worker is dismissed from employment for any reason by the employer before the end of the period of employment, the Company will provide or pay for the worker's transportation and subsistence from the place of employment to the place from which the worker came to work for the Company which is the place of recruitment. Employer guarantees to offer work for hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays in each 12-week period of the total employer period to the extent such guarantee applies to a particular employee. The employer will provide to the worker, without charge or deposit charge, all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the duties assigned, in accordance with 20 CFR 655.20(k) Additional Details How To Identify Potential Job Scams