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  • EAM Harvesting, LLC (#1)
  • Arcadia, FLORIDA
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Farmworker (harvest, nursery and greenhouse)

Pay
$15.00 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
11/2/2026 to 5/15/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: No · 0 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$15.00 / hour
Positions offered
65 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
11/2/2026
Contract end
5/15/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
NE Washington St
ZIP code
34266
Hours per week
36

Additional pay information

Central Florida - Valencia (process):$0.85 per 90 lb field box; Estimated hourly wage equivalent is $14.88, or 17.5 field boxes per hour; $15.00 per hour guaranteed.

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Following the Supervisors instructions, the worker will place a picking sack over their shoulder and carry a 18' to 20' ladder from the field truck to the particular area of the grove to be harvested. The picking sack is a canvas bag equipped with a shoulder strap for support, an opening for the insertion of fruit, and an opening to remove fruit. A fully loaded sack weighs between approximately 80 and 100 pounds, depending upon the size, condition and variety of fruit. Worker positions ladder against the tree and within reach of the fruit in a leaning position, taking care not to break limbs, damage the tree, knock off fruit, or interfere with other workers, in a secure position to prevent slipping or falling and possible injury to themselves or other workers. Worker will remove fruit from the tree and place into pick sack. When pick sack is full take full sack to fruit tub located in the grove and drop fruit from pick sack into tub. In order to perform this kind of work, worker must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the picking process rapidly, working quickly and skillfully with their hands, and carrying a large number of sacks of fruit from the area in which the fruit is being harvested to the location of the tub.
  • Grove Clean-up: Workers may be required to perform miscellaneous grove clean-up work. These activities include pruning, painting trees, repair and or replace irrigation equipment, removal of debris, and other general grove clean-up work as required. Workers performing grove clean-up work will be paid the adverse effect wage rate, the prevailing rate or the minimum wage rage whichever is higher.
  • The harvester must be able to harvest citrus, fill their assigned sacks, and transport it to the tub. The worker must be able to climb ladders with the extra weight of the sack. The workers should be able to harvest on the average of 1.5 tubs per hour (15 bushels per hour), which is on average the medium rate of a crew. May assist with tree injections.
  • Watermelons - General Farm Labor: Workers may perform general agricultural labor associated with watermelon production, including planting, transplanting, field maintenance, and other related farm labor. Workers will be paid the applicable hourly wage rate. No piece rate will be offered for this activity.
  • Freeze-protection covering: The workers will place frost blanket coverings as instructed by their manager.
  • General Farm Labor: Workers may perform general agricultural labor associated with citrus production and grove operations, including field and grove cleanup, removal of debris, hand labor, assisting with preparation and maintenance of growing areas, moving or handling plants and agricultural materials, and other related agricultural duties as needed. Workers will be paid the applicable hourly wage rate.

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Farmworker (harvest, nursery and greenhouse)
Experience required
No
Minimum experience
0 months of experience

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26232-182773
Case status
Certification issued

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