Farmworkers And Laborers
Sam S. Accursio and Sons Farms, Inc.
📍 Miami, FL · Miami-Dade County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26212-138359
- 📞 Phone: +1 (305) 246-3455
- ✉️ Email: sam@accursiofarms.com
Employer instructions
Workers are screened for compliance with the following criteria: a) confirm ability, availability, qualifications and willingness to perform work described and confirm intention to work the entire season; b) local workers confirm availability and reliable daily transportation to and from the job site for the entire season. Non local workers confirm availability of transportation to job site to begin work; c) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, conditions, and nature of work; d) confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US. The employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to the employment service if employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers.
All referrals are to be made to Sam Accursio (305-246-3455, sam@accursiofarms.com). Collect calls will not be accepted. The office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. All local intrastate applicants may apply directly to the employer. All interstate applicants are encouraged but not required to first contact the nearest [one-stop] career center prior to contacting the employer for any updated information regarding the job prior to referral. For referrals from beyond normal commuting distance, a resume and/or telephone interview may be requested. The employer will contact all applicants who have submitted a resume to conduct an interview.
Prior to referral, each worker should either read or have read to them a copy of the Job Offer and that they understand all 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 in any one of the listed job activities at the discretion of the employer and workers must have transportation to scheduled pickup point.
All referrals are encouraged to contact their nearest career center for pre-employment screening before contacting employer.
Referrals of individuals shall be made through the order holding office of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity in order to ascertain current employment, crop or housing information and to enable prior arrangements to be made. It will be the responsibility of the referring SWA office to inform job seekers of the terms and conditions of this clearance order. The referring SWA office after coordinating the referral with the order holding office will contact the employer and advise the employer of the referral or referrals. SWA offices should furnish translator services if necessary whenever possible. If holding office plans to refer several applicants at the same time, it is requested that the employer be advised in advance and a time scheduled for the interview.
If an employment decision is not rendered at the time of the interview, the employer will communicate a hiring decision directly to the applicant at the contact information the applicant provided. Regardless, the applicant should be advised to stay in touch with the referring SWA office.
All hired referred and walk-in applicants must bring with them documentation of identity and employment eligible documents (original documents only), sufficient to complete the I-9 Form within 3 days from the start of employment. All workers from within normal commuting distance recruited against this Job Order will not be provided housing and transportation.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26212-138359
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
This job corresponds to SOC Code 45-2092 Level 1.
The total number of workers needed for this job opportunity is 73 for dates of need beginning 10/01/2026 and ending 05/14/2027. However, groups of workers are expected to begin work at different times. 10 workers will begin on or near 10/01/2026. 48 workers will begin on or near 11/01/2026. 15 workers will begin on or near 01/15/2027. All workers will have the same end date (05/14/2027).
Primary duties are harvesting and general farm work.
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time. Duties include:
Shovel Work (End): Using a shovel to tuck in the ends of the plastic being laid by machinery at the ends of each row or general shovel work on the farm.
Planting: Loading and unloading plant trays from plant delivery boxes to planting machine and unloading empty trays from planter back onto plant boxes. Riding on plant machine or walking with tray, placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil to fill in space around the plant with soil by hand. Walking behind planting machine, placing a plant in hole that was missed and filling the hole with soil by hand. Removing plants at walkways.
Replanting and resetting: Carrying trays that weigh 1 to 5 pounds into field to replace and replant dead or injured plants in the field rows.
Irrigation installation & removal: Connecting and installing irrigation (poly) lines at various points in fields for irrigation practices of crops. Removing irrigation (poly) lines and connections at end of crop season. This task will include shovel work and routine irrigation maintenance as needed.
Freeze protection: Rolling out crop cover material over crops in field during freeze events.
Staking 48"-54": Gathering and carrying bundles of stakes from field trucks and placing stakes between each tomato plant through every row in the field. Each stake must remain upright. After stakes are placed, stakes will be driven 12 to 14 inches into the ground using a hand-held hammer or an air hammer system being pulled by a tractor. This task will include cleaning up and removal of broken stakes as needed. Paid per 100 ft.
Tying: Attaching a small box of string to one's waist with belt and in one hand using a tying stick in the other hand, attach string to the tying stick. Then take the tying stick and looping string around the tomato stake and standing tomato plant between stakes and pulling string tight to hold the plant up between stakes. Continue process for each tomato stake and plant for entire tomato field on both sides of the tomato plant. This task will require the removal of empty boxes and trash from field at the end of the tying process.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 80 lb Drug test Background check |
The employer may conduct criminal background and/or drug screening at the employer's expense on all new applicants post-employment. Failure to pass criminal background check and/or drug screening is grounds for termination.
Employer may increase wage based on experience or changes in market conditions and may provide additional pay for performance and tenure.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Harvesting of Tomatoes (Grape) $3.00 per bucket; Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent is $15.00, or 5 buckets per hour. $15.00 per hour guaranteed. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Homestead, Fl) |
| Housing | Employer leased housing. Family housing is not available and the provision of family housing is not a prevailing practice in the area of intended employment. Co-ed housing is not offered; all female workers will be housed with other females and all male workers will be housed with other males. Laundry facilities are provided at no cost to the worker. |
| Meals | The employer will provide free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and free weekly transportation to the grocery store to workers living in employer-provided housing which will enable workers to prepare their own meals. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide daily transportation to the place of employment, and weekly transportation to a banking facility, laundromat and grocery store, utilizing one employer-owned 49-passenger bus and two 15-passenger vans. Workers will be picked up at the beginning of the workday from the housing site and returned at the end of the workday. All transportation is employer provided and at no cost to the workers. Daily transportation to and from the worksite is available to all workers, |
| Travel to the job | Inbound: Workers will determine their own inbound travel arrangements to the place of employment to begin the job contract. If the workers are coming from Mexico, the employer will provide and pay for a charter bus service from the consulate city to the place of employment for workers. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions: FICA taxes, income tax, cash advances, overpayment of wages; and charges for any loss to the employer due to the worker’s damage or loss of equipment or housing items where it is shown that the worker is responsible, any other deductions expressly authorized by the worker. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26212-138359 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association |
| Posted | Aug 7, 2026 |