Farmworkers And Laborers
DiMare Ruskin, Inc. (#1)
📍 Arcadia, FL · Desoto County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26222-157497
- 📞 Phone: +1 (941) 322-0108
- ✉️ Email: dimarefarms@yahoo.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 encouraged to contact their nearest career center for pre-employment screening before contacting the employer.
All referrals are to be made to Marisol Ramos or Mary Roblero at 5715 US Hwy 41 N. Apollo Beach, Florida Telephone: 941-322-0108. Collect calls will not be accepted. Walk-in applicants will be accepted. Hours for all Referred and Walk-In Applicants are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 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, an application may be sent by fax to the employer, or a telephone interview may be requested. The employer will contact all applicants by phone who have submitted an application to conduct an interview.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26222-157497
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time and may include all of the following job specifications:
Committee Meeting/ Training - Worker will attend meeting for farm committee or farm training topic.
Field Clean-up - Workers are required to walk fields and pick up plastic, string, plastic remaining on shover ends, & trash and place into container and place at designated areas.
Irrigation & Removal - Connecting and installing irrigation (poly) lines at various points in fields for irrigation practices of crops. Repair leaks, Removal of irrigation (poly) lines and connections at end of crop season. This task will include shovel work as needed.
Plastic Laying - Workers are required to load 75 to 80 lbs. Rolls of plastic and drip tape rolls weighing approximately 50lbs on to machinery and ride on the back of machinery to ensure rolls are distributed evenly on beds of dirt. Worker is required to ride fertilizer wagon and use a shovel to make sure there is no clogging of fertilizer at distribution. Worker is required to remove casing when rolls of plastic and drip tape have emptied and repeat process. Plastic machine riders have other tasks required to lay plastic such as: bed pressing, clean out fertilizer hoppers, painting numbers and measuring row lengths. Workers are required to use a shovel to tuck in the ends of the plastic being laid by machinery at the ends of each row. Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.
Pull Plastic & Cut String - Worker is to pull plastic from row & drip tape and place at end of filed walkways. String cutting is also to be cut using a knife issued and remove and place at walkways at the end.
Cutting String - Cutting string from plant bed or field, gathering string to the ends of the field or walkways.
Planting (by hand no machine) - Loading and unloading of plant trays from plant delivery unit and unloading trays from planter back onto plant boxes. Carrying plant trays and walking along plastic row ways and placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil around hole to fill in space around the plant. placing a plant in hold that was missed and also filling in. Removing plants at walkways. Placing empty trays back onto plant delivery unit.
Planting (by hand riding a plant machine) - Loading and unloading of plant trays from plant delivery boxes to planting machine, unloading empty trays from planter back onto plant boxes. Riding on plant machine and placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil to fill in space around the plant with soil using hand. Walking also behind planting machine placing a plant in hold that was missed and also filling in the hole with soil by using hand. Removing plants at walkways. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.
Pruning - Worker will remove side shoot from tomato plant stem and place unwanted shoot in walkways. The amount, size, and quality is determined by Management.
Removing Stakes - Worker removes stakes from ground and places into bundles, straps around bundles and tightens straps before placing on the fields.
Loading Stakes - Worker removes stakes bundles, loading on field truck and unloading at designated area
Field Clean up - Works is required to walk fields and pick up plastic, string, plastic remaining on shover ends, & trash and place into container and place at designated areas.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 80 lb |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Pull Plastic - $1.43 per every 100ft. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent is $16.23 or 11.35 units per hour. $15.00 per hour guaranteed. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Arcadia, Fl) |
| Housing | Employer Leased Housing. (Leased for 4only) 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 for 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 all other 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 and grocery store, utilizing four employer-owned 54-passenger bus. See Addendum C |
| 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. See Addendum C |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions: FICA taxes, federal 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 in writing. No state income tax will be deducted. **** The employer will pay a wage that is the highest of the AEWR, the prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage, or the Federal or State minimum wage, except where a special procedure is approved for an occupation or specific class of agricultural employment. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26222-157497 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association |
| Posted | Aug 27, 2026 |