Agriculture
Begin date: 9/7/2025 Full Time: Yes Number of Workers Requested: 20 Job Duties: Planting of vegetables: A tractor will go over the fields making holes for the plants, workers will grab a tray of plants from the truck, walking down the rows the worker will put one plants per hole, when finish with the tray, the worker will walk back to the truck and grab another tray of plants, repeating the process through the work day. Vegetable Sorting: After the machine harvests the vegetables from the fields, the vegetables will be put on a conveyor belt so the workers can sort the vegetables by size and class. Workers will inspect that vegetables are free of diseases and meets USDA standards. Stacking 60 lbs. containers, shoveling bins general cleaning, stapling tags and assist in the warehouses. Vegetable Packing: Trucks will take the harvested vegetables to the packing house which is located inside the farm, workers will pick out the vegetables that will be used for seed the rest of the vegetables will be separated by size, labeled and packed. Field Maintenance: workers will lay and take out plastic, tie, stake and prune plants, clean micro jets and remove plastic drip lines, using hands or a hoe worker will remove dead plants and weeds. Note: The packing house is located inside the Farm and more than 50% of the product processed is produced by the Fixed Site Employer. The worker in order to perform this kind of work must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in a possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance, working quickly and skillfully with their hands repeatedly. The employer will provide the tools necessary (if applicable) to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. Employer may deduct the reasonable cost of damages and/or replacement of tools and/or equipment if such repair or replacement results from willful neglect or gross negligence after the damage has occurred and after gaining the employee's written authorization to make the deduction. Employees may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available, there is a possibility that available work hours will be in excess of 20% of the hours offered but they are not guaranteed, the worker is not required to work more than the stated daily hours in the contract and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. If workers request a leave of absence during the contract period, if the worker has been offered an opportunity to work, the hours will be deducted from the hours offered under the ETA-790 for the purposes of the three-quarter guarantee. A copy of the work contract or a copy of the ETA 790 in lieu of a work contract, and any modifications, will be provided to the H-2A worker no later than the time at which the worker applies for the Visa, or to a worker in corresponding employment, no later than on the day work commences. For an H-2A worker going from an H-2A employer to a subsequent H-2A employer, a copy of the contract will be provided no later than the time an offer of employment is made by the subsequent H-2A employer. Job Classification: 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse Experience Required: Yes Months of Experience Required: 1 Special Requirements: 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. Number of Hours Per Week: 40 Work Schedule (Start/End time): 7:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.