Farmworker; Field Representative
Employer
The North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc.
NC Growers Association 230 Cameron Avenue
Vass, NC 28394
United States
Job description
Workers recruited under this Job Order are recruited to work on any member employer's farm, & will be assigned & transferred, as needed, to meet the needs of Association members for workers in the
certified occupation during the period of employment The North Carolina Growers Association, Incorporated is a non-profit growers cooperative (agricultural association), as defined at 20 CFR 655.103(b), that consists of fixed site farmers (employer members) across the state of NC, that recruits, solicits, hires, employs, furnishes, houses, shares, transfers among its certified members & transports workers subject to section 218 of the INA in the joint employer format enabled by the statute. As defined at 20 CFR 655.103(b) & provided at 20 CFR 655.131(a-b) & the North Carolina Growers Association is making this master Application for Temporary Employment Certification as a joint employer association with its employer members pursuant to the governing regulation at 20 CFR 655.131(a-b). The number of workers shown in Section A.2 of the ETA Form 790 is the aggregate number of foreign workers that will be employed by the association & its employer members under this temporary employment certification application. The approximate maximum number of workers (foreign & domestic) to be employed in the certified occupation by the individual employer member(s) of the association is shown in the Addendum (the list of employers). The numbers shown in the addendum are approximations provided for the convenience of governing administrative agencies. Pursuant to 20 CFR 655.131(a-b), all temporary labor certifications issued to the Association may be used for the certified job opportunities of any of its members. Pursuant to 20 CFR 655.131(b), workers authorized by the temporary labor certification may be transferred among its certified employer members to perform work for which the temporary labor certification was granted. The Association will control the assignment of workers authorized by the temporary labor certification & maintain records of such assignments, & may as allowed by the regulation, transfer workers among its certified employer members as needed, from time to time, during the period of employment, to perform the work for which the temporary labor certification was granted. The actual number of workers employed in the certified job opportunities of an Association member at any given time may be more or less than the approximate numbers shown in the addendum, depending upon real time conditions, including, but not limited to, crop conditions, weather, markets or other circumstances that develop during the course of the growing season. The number of workers requested in Section A.2 of the ETA Form 790 is not the sum total of the approximate number of workers (foreign & domestic) shown in the addendum because workers may work for more than one employer member over the course of the employment period.
Special Requirements
SECTION B ETA 790A/H-2A Clearance Order Addendum C Section B.2 Required Work Experience ADDITIONAL Disclosure
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: 6 Months verifiable experience working in farm management, human resources or related field required. Must be bilingual (read, write, speak) in English & Spanish in order to communicate with farmers & farmworkers.