Field Workers/Pickers (Citrus and Avocado)

Job conditions

Pay

$16.90 / hour

Positions offered

45 positions

Schedule

Full time

Contract start

10/5/2026

Contract end

7/31/2027

Visa type

H-2A

Address

Giumarra Avocado International: Los Gatos Ranch, 45252 Los Gatos Rd.

ZIP code

92590

Duties and description

• Please note that the Employer will require a total of forty (40) H-2A workers under this contract. Of these, twenty-five (25) H-2A workers will commence employment on October 5, 2026, and the remaining fifteen (15) H-2A workers will commence employment approximately on November 17, 2026.
• Agricultural products: AVOCADO, VALENCIA ORANGE, GRAPEFRUIT, SWEET LIME, REED AVOCADO, KUMQUATS, GOLDEN NUGGET, PINK LEMON, LEMON, GUAYABA, ATEMOYA, BUDDA HAND, MANDARINA, CARA-CARA, GEM AVOCADO.
• Field Workers to perform the following duties: HARVESTING, PRUNING, FERTILIZING, LAND CLEARING, PACKING and WEED SPRAYING.
• Avocado picking:
• Harvest Avocados using 28-40 ft. ladders and 9-12 ft. picking poles. Using hand clippers, clip branches and stems of avocado trees and place some avocados in picking bag. Pick up loose avocados off the ground and place in picking bags. Carry bags to bins located on roads. The avocado season is from February through September, depending on the amount of fruit and weather.
• Citrus picking:
• Harvest citrus using ladders, hand clippers and a picking bag. The worker will clip or pull citrus, depending on the type of pick and will place inside the picking bag. Carry the bags to the bin located on roads.
• Sweet lime picking:
• Harvest sweet lime using ladders, hand clippers and a picking bag. The worker will clip or pull the sweet lime, depending on the type of pick and will place inside the picking bag. Carry the bags to the bin located on roads. Sweet Lime season is from March to August.
• Grove Maintenance (Pruning/fertilizing/land clearing):
• Field workers will also do grove maintenance including pruning, fertilizing, land clearing. Workers will also pack citrus and avocados. The pruning will be done with either hand clippers or with an extension pole with a clipper on the end. As pruning will be done in a standing position, the workers will not be using the clippers in a stooped, kneeling, or squatting position. Pruning tasks are secondary and will not exceed more than 20% of the workers’ scheduled workdays.
• Land clearing will be done with either a long-handled hoe (4 feet or longer) or a 22-inch machete. The workers will be in a standing position. Some land clearing will be done by hand by moving trees that have been knocked down and cut into pieces; this task requires the go from a standing to squatting position throughout the day. This task will be secondary and will not exceed more than 20% of the workers’ scheduled workdays.
• Citrus Packing:
• Avocado and Citrus Packing will consist of grading, packing, and stacking fruit into boxes and onto pallets. The work will be done from a standing position. They will not require any tools for this job. This task will be secondary and will not exceed more than 20% of the workers’ scheduled workdays.
• 100% of the crop is owned by the Serrato family entities. Packing will be done both in the field and in a packing shed, which is located on a farm at Rancho el Guayabo, 12928 Muutama Road, Valley Center, CA 92082 (GPS coordinates 33.313302 -117.052772), one of the worksite locations listed in this job order.
• Serrato and Son, Inc assures that it will abide by rest period requirements in accordance with 8 Cal. Code Regulations 3456(c)(4). Employer assures it will provide gloves, any tools needed, and training in prevention of work-related injuries, at no cost to workers.

Requirements and occupation

Education

No minimum education required

Occupation

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Listing information

Case number

H-300-26218-152952

Case status

Certification issued