Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse
Fernandez & Sons Harvesting LLC
📍 Fort Meade, FL · Polk County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26189-085365
- 📞 Phone: +1 (863) 581-3246
- ✉️ Email: fernandezharvesting@outlook.com
Employer instructions
Applicants should contact the nearest Career Center for preemployment screening before contacting the employer, workers that meet the criteria will be interviews via telephone. All referrals are to be made to Enrique Fernandez (863) 581-3246 Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Prior to referral, each worker should either read or have read to them a copy of the Job Offer and they understand all the terms and conditions of employment as noted in the order. All workers should also be advised that they will be expected to work for the total period of employment as noted in the Job Offer and should be available to work the offered hours in any one of the listed activities at the discretion of the employer.
The employer may offer the worker more than the specified hours of work on a single workday but the worker will not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order for a workday, or on the worker's Sabbath or Federal holidays.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26189-085365
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform assigned duties as described in this clearance order and as instructed by their supervisors.
Preparing Land for Watermelons, Strawberries, Bell Peppers & Squash: Workers will prepare fields under the direction of the supervisor by removing weeds, rocks, old plants, and debris; spreading compost, well-rotted manure, or fertilizer as directed; tilling soil; raising planting beds or mounds to improve drainage; and assisting with the formation of planting beds. Once the field is prepared, workers will plant watermelon seeds or transplants in pre-designated locations and spacing established by the employer.
Planting Fruits and Vegetables: A tractor or transplanter will prepare planting holes. Workers will obtain containers of plants from a field wagon or truck, walk assigned rows, place one plant into each prepared hole, and return to the wagon or truck for additional plants as needed, repeating this process throughout the workday.
Harvesting Fruits and Vegetables: Workers will harvest fruits and vegetables, including strawberries, squash, and bell peppers, by hand. Working one row at a time, workers will remove mature produce from the plants and place it into designated containers. When a container is full, workers will carry it to the designated wagon or truck to unload or exchange it for an empty container before returning to continue harvesting throughout the workday.
Harvesting Blueberries: Workers will harvest blueberries by hand while wearing a one-gallon canvas picking bucket supported by a shoulder strap. Workers will carefully remove ripe fruit without damaging limbs, immature fruit, or the plants, and place the fruit into the picking bucket. When the bucket is full, workers will carry it to the designated field truck or collection container, empty the fruit into the designated container, and return to continue harvesting.
Field Maintenance: Workers will assist with the installation, movement, connection, disconnection, flushing, cleaning, and routine maintenance of irrigation lines, drip tape, micro-jets, and related irrigation components under supervisor direction. Workers will also lay plastic mulch, tie plants, stake plants, prune, weed, clean micro-jets, collect and dispose of trash, and remove plastic mulch and drip lines from fields using hand tools and equipment provided by the employer.
Harvesting Watermelons: Workers will walk assigned watermelon rows and harvest ripe watermelons by hand. Workers will use a small knife to cut the vine from the watermelon and turn the fruit over before harvesting. Workers will bend, stoop, and lift ripe watermelons, which may weigh between 20 and 60 pounds, and carefully hand or toss the watermelons from worker to worker in a field-loading chain until the fruit reaches the transport vehicle, where another worker will place the watermelons inside the vehicle for transport. Workers may be assigned to operate non-commercial farm equipment, such as utility vehicles or field wagons, after receiving employer training, in connection with planting, harvesting, and field maintenance activities.
Watermelon Packing: When transport vehicles are full, they will be taken to the on-farm packing facility where workers will unload the watermelons onto a conveyor belt. The conveyor system will transport the watermelons through the packing line where they will be sorted by size, labeled, and packed. Watermelon field packing may also occur at designated locations on the employer's farm.
Packing Activities: Packing activities occur on the employer's fixed-site farm and involve only commodities produced by the employer. More than 50 percent of the product handled belongs to the fixed-site employer.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 60 lb |
This type of work, involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning. workers will be trained for 7-14 days
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Wage applicable to foreign H-2A workers is $14.00 per hour. La tasa salarial aplicable a los trabajadores extranjeros H-2A es de $14.00 por hora |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Wauchula, Fl) |
| Housing | The employer will provide housing, without charge to the worker. Employer may deduct the reasonable cost of negligent damage to lodging facilities after damage has occurred and after gaining the employee's written authorization to make the deduction. Workers should maintain housing in a clean manner. Family Housing is not available and is not a prevailing practice in the area. In the event a female worker is hired, separate toilet, shower, and sleeping rooms will be provided |
| Meals | Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Also will provide transportation once per week to go to the stores and do laundry. |
| Daily transportation | For workers residing in the employer’s housing, employer will provide transportation between housing and worksite locations and for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services) in the form of buses between employees housing location to the actual work site and return at the end of the workday without cost to the worker. |
| Travel to the job | For workers hired from beyond normal commuting distance, after completion of 50 percent of the work contract period, the employer shall reimburse the worker for cost incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence, as required by DOL regulations, from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer to the place of employment. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions: Social Security tax and federal income tax withholding as required by Federal, State and local law, cash advances, over-payment of wages, and any other deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26189-085365 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | CCH Bookkeeping, Inc. |
| Posted | Jul 27, 2026 |