Farm Labor
Paloma Harvesting Inc.
📍 Alachua, FL · Alachua County
- ✔ Vivienda ofrecida
- ✔ Transporte diario
Cómo postularse
Contacte directamente al empleador. En inglés, diga el puesto y el número de caso. Número de caso: JO-A-300-26252-224770
- 📞 Teléfono: +1 (586) 855-0061
- ✉️ Correo: paloma092766@gmail.com
Instrucciones del empleador
Interested candidates are to contact their local State Workforce Agency (SWA). Candidates should be fully apprised by the local SWA office of the terms, conditions and nature of employment prior to referral and may be given a copy of the ETA Form 790 and its corresponding attachments. SWA agents who have screened candidates for all season availability, legality to work in the US, and who are willing, able and qualified to perform the job duties may fax referrals to 386-200-4193; or mail them to 171 East Cracker Swamp Road, East Palatka, FL 32131. Applicants referred on this job order should be advised that they must possess legal, suitable documents to complete Form I-9 as required by USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security. Employer available Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Person seeking employment as a farm laborer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer, possess 2 months experience hand harvesting fruits and vegetables with verifiable sources, may be subject to a post hire background check at no expense of their own and pass a post-hire free of charge drug test. These steps are intended to ensure that the safety of the work environment and end consumer is not compromised as mandated by the Global G.A.P Audit, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the USDA Good Agricultural Practices & Good Handling Practices Audit. Convictions of criminal conduct that present a potential compromise of food security in accordance with the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 will be cause for discharge. 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. Although an international or US drivers license is not required, all applicants must be in compliance with Federal, State and local licensing requirements for safe employer vehicle operation. Applicants who have been disbarred from licensing for multiple DUIs will not be eligible.
✉️ Modelo de correo en inglés para postularse
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Subject: Application for Farm Labor (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26252-224770
Qué va a hacer
Texto original en inglés, tal como se registró en el Departamento de Trabajo.
The farm work position includes duties associated with the harvesting and field packing of cabbage, collards, kale, okra, corn, watermelon, peppers and peas. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 65 pounds for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. It also includes making important decisions based on size, coloring, and ripeness according to prescribed standards.
This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team- based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm.
Cabbage, Napa Cabbage: Workers will be assigned a row or series of rows and required to select, and cut/pick produce according to criteria outlined and demonstrated by managers such as size, coloring, and ripeness. Workers will also be responsible for shovel work and weed pulling to ensure the health of the crops. Workers will drive tractors once cabbage is loaded as Cabbage will be transported from field to be packed in packing house with containers weighing up to 54 lbs
Kale, Collards: Workers will be assigned a row or series of rows and required to select, and pick produce according to criteria outlined and demonstrated by managers such as size, coloring, and ripeness. They will be responsible for in-field grading and discarding of poor quality, rotting, and/or over-ripened produce. Workers will gently load the good quality produce into containers, taking care to avoid damage or bruising. Workers will remove weeds manually either by hand or with a hoe. Kale and greens will be packed in the field. Boxes need to weigh 54lbs. Workers will cut mature greens using knife as specified by employer. Products will be placed into sacks or boxes and placed on trailer for transport. Workers may grade products removing bad or damaged leaves and repack for shipment. Workers will be required to stay on their assigned row. Workers must take care not to damage surrounding plants during harvest.
Okra Corn Peas: Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers whether bags or boxes. Workers must use care when performing their farm work duties and exercise consciousness to not damage or bruise the produce. Workers must adhere to all safety rules as instructed by their supervisors and all farm work operations must meet the standards and specifications given by the employer. Workers will be assigned a row or series of rows and required to select, and pick produce according to criteria outlined and demonstrated by managers such as size, coloring, and ripeness. They will be responsible for in-field grading and discarding of poor quality, rotting, and/or over-ripened produce. Workers will gently load the good quality produce into containers, taking care to avoid damage or bruising.
Requisitos
| Estudios | No se exigen |
|---|---|
| Experiencia | 2 meses |
| Otros requisitos | Cargar hasta 65 lb (29 kg) Prueba de drogas Revisión de antecedentes |
Beneficios y condiciones
| Horario | 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Pago | Weekly |
| Información del salario | Cabbage, Kale, Collards, Pepper, Corn, Okra, Peas - $1.00 per box; minimum 20 50-54 lb boxes/hr - $20.00 Estimated Hourly Rate $ 15.00 per hour is guaranteed |
| Tipo de vivienda | Rental or public accommodations (Alachua, Fl) |
| Vivienda | Each worker will have their own bed. 9 rooms, 4 workers per bedroom .All structures are built specifically for compliance with the DOL OSHA standards set forth in 29 CFR 1910.142. The units possess beds, showers, lavatories, and space for storing personal items. All utilities are provided free of charge. Employees residing in the housing may have mail directed to their respective addresses. |
| Comidas | Housing is provided at no cost to workers who are not reasonably able to return the same day to their respective residences. Housing is not provided to non-workers. The employer has contracted with a local restaurant to provide three meals a day (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) to each worker. The employer will charge the workers up to $16.78 per day, subject to change with the publication of new rates by the USDOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification in the Federal Register. |
| Transporte diario | The employer will provide daily transportation from the housing unit to the worksite each day at no cost to each worker. Additionally, at the conclusion of the workday, each worker will be transported back to the housing unit. The use of transportation by the worker is voluntary, and no worker will be required as a condition of employment to utilize the transportation offered by the employer. |
| Viaje hasta el trabajo | After a worker has completed fifty percent of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place the worker came from to the place of work, if such costs are borne by the worker. |
| Descuentos del salario | The Adverse Effect Wage Rate, the prevailing hourly wage rate, the piece rate, the agreed upon collective bargaining rate, or the federal or state minimum wage rate, whichever is greatest, will be the minimum rate of pay. At the time of submission of this order, the applicable wage $15.00. The Employer assures that if a change in the AEWR, prevailing hourly wage rate, or federal minimum wage rate requires an increase in the guaranteed minimum, such increase will be paid as of the effective date of the increase. |
| Número de caso | JO-A-300-26252-224770 |
|---|---|
| Ocupación oficial | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Agente o abogado del empleador | Low Country Labor Company |
| Publicado el | 17 sept 2026 |