Heavy Labor Harvesters (Celery)

Heavy Labor Harvesters (Celery) at Tanimura & Antle Fresh Foods, Inc. in Yuma, AZ.

Please note that the Employer will require a total of one hundred forty (140) H-2A workers under this contract. Of these, forty (40) workers will commence employment on December 21, 2026, and the remaining one hundred (100) workers will commence employment on approximately January 15, 2027.

The following is a job description for heavy labor harvesters working in celery.

A member of a heavy labor harvest crew working in celery must be able to perform all the responsibilities and general job specifications outlined below:

The employee must work as a member of a celery heavy labor harvest crew performing the following tasks in the harvesting of celery under the direction of a foreperson, crew leader, and/ or supervisor. Employees shall work under close supervision and receive specific instructions on required tasks and results expected. Employees perform routine tasks that require a limited exercise of judgment to eventually build harvesting skills and efficiencies. On-the-job training is provided as specified below. Specifically, an employee:

• Harvests produce by walking in assigned furrows, on top of growing beds behind or in front of a harvesting machine platform or harvesting cart, selecting size and quality of the produce to be harvested as specified by the supervisor; Bends and grasps selected produce and cuts it from its roots and or stalks using a harvesting knife; Trims the product according to specifications of supervisor; Discards produce that does not meet specified quality standards; and inserts trimmed produce meeting quality specifications into specified packaging or containers and/or places the freshly harvested produce on the table for taping/clipping by the clipper and packing by packer in the field.

Work begins December 21, 2026 and ends May 22, 2027.

Pay is $16.9 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 35 hours per week.