Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop

Job conditions

Pay

$15.00 / hour

Positions offered

34 positions

Schedule

Full time

Contract start

10/15/2026

Contract end

4/15/2027

Visa type

H-2A

Address

26.6156444, -80.926395

ZIP code

33440

Duties and description

• Harvest sugar cane. Pulls, twists, or cuts fibers, leaves, stalks, straw, or vines, selected according to color, size, and shape, from bolls, roots, stalks, or trellises; by hand or using knife, machete, or sickle; Collects crop into containers, such as bags, boxes, and bundles, or piles and stacks crop in windrows; Picks up and carries bundles, bales, containers, or stacks of harvested crop to collection point, and loads crop onto truck or wagon, by hand or using hoist or hooks; May tie leaves, stalks, straws, or vines into bundles, using twine, clamps, or rubber bands; May shake dirt from vines and stack vines or straw around stakes or stalks, by hand or using pitchfork, to protect crop from weathering on damp soil; May gather up and load scattered leaves, vines, or pods on truck; May burn debris, leaves, and stalks. During field operations workers may be required to drive motorized farm equipment, or a tractor pulling a wagon through the field or between fields incidental to the harvesting jobs being performed. Workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the tractor before driving. All tractor driving will be done in the field during the harvest. Field Care - Tying plants, planting plants,
• pruning plants, cleaning drippers and Micro jets, removing plastic drip lines, removing dead plants, and removing debris. Workers will walk along rows specified by the employer and will remove grass and weeds from the fields using their hands or with a hoe. Workers will be standing, crouching, bending and reaching for an extended period. The work is outdoors and will continue in all kinds of
• weather. Will be responsible for operating the vehicles used to move crops on the farm. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. Operate forklifts and equipment used to move supplies and harvesting equipment in the field. Maintain harvest equipment. Must be able to reach, bend and lift items weighing 70 pounds. Must be able to work outdoors in dusty/dirty conditions, at extreme heat and cold inclement weather. Must be able to listen to, understand, and follow simple instructions of supervisors and dispatcher. Must be able to work in fields where ants, snakes and poison ivy are encountered. The alternative work is truck maintenance and farm maintenance including the repair, irrigation, vehicles and various equipment and tools used on the farm. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination.

Requirements and occupation

Education

No minimum education required

Occupation

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Listing information

Case number

H-300-26215-142077

Case status

Certification issued