Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery,greenhouse

Job description

This ETA790A clearance order is filed for farmworkers to perform a wide variety of agricultural work in the production of nursery crops as disclosed in this application.

Applicants hired for these farmworker positions will be given their specific daily work assignments by the grower, or individuals designated by the grower, at the farm where they are employed but should be prepared to perform all of the tasks in all ofthe crops described in this application.

For this application, applicants should expecttheir work assignments at the beginning of the employment period to begin with spring harvest activities, pruning, planting, transplanting and other time sensitive seasonal activities that occur during the late winter and/or early spring farming cycle.

Please see Addendum C for comprehensive job descriptions and approximate timelines for crops and work activities.

Workers needed - NCGA & Joint Employers 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 CFR655.131(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 20CFR 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 inthe addendum are approximations provided for the convenience of governing administrative agencies. Pursuant to 20CFR 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 opportunitiesof 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 numberof 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 790/H-2A Clearance OrderAddendum C Section B.2 Required Work Experience Addl Disclosure EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT: Applicants are required to have a minimum one month verifiable experience working in field grown tree nursery of field & container grown nursery stock - grading, sizing, & pruning mostly trees with some limited bushes & shrubs according to well established nursery standards. Workers should be able to hand dig small, medium & large sized trees with dirt covered root ball & then securely wrap the root ball with burlap & secure it with large, job specific, employer provided pinning nails so that the tree can be moved & transplanted successfully by the purchasing customer, providing the tree & shrubs the very best chance of survival from harvest shock. Worker should be able successfully tie tops of trees using string & be able to utilize metal wire baskets on larger tree sizes. Grading & pruning trees is critical work.