Temporary Oyster Plant Workers

Job description

Dulac Oyster & Seafood, LLC needs 50 temporary seafood plant workers to work in our processing plant located at 4310 Grand Caillou Road, Houma, LA 70363, in Terrebonne County. Starting October 1, 2022, to August 1, 2023. Plant workers will prepare and sanitize the plant when oysters arrive for the process.
Upon arrival, workers will gently place oysters on shaking tables and separate the oysters depending on quality, size, and color of shell; workers will also clean, pack, weigh, label, and place the oysters in ice boxes filled with ice, waiting for pick-up or schedule deliveries to restaurants or wholesalers. All deductions from the worker’s paycheck required by law will be made. Tool, equipment, and supplies will be provided to workers at no cost. The anticipated employment will last 120 days or more. Employer guarantees to offer work for a total number of hours equal to at least three-fourths of the workdays in each 12-week period of the total employment period. H-2B workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees). Transportation for H-2B Visa workers and the non-commuting United States Domestic Workers, including meals and lodging to the extent necessary, to the place of employment, will be provided, or its cost to workers will be reimbursed if the worker completes half the employment period. Return transportation will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed earlier by the employer. Upon completion of the work contract or where the worker is dismissed earlier, the employer will provide or pay for the worker reasonable costs of transportation and subsistence back home or to the place the worker originally departed to work, except where the worker will not return due to employment with another employer or where the employer has appropriately reported a worker’s voluntary abandonment of employment. The amount of transportation payment or reimbursement will be equal to the most economical and reasonable common carrier for the distance involved. Daily meals will be provided at a rate of at least $14.00 p/day during travel to a maximum of $59.00 p/day with receipts. Workers will work 40 hours a week on a rotating schedule (Monday to Friday) 7 hours and Saturday 5 hours (Shifts: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, or 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM); Daily transportation will be provided to workers to and from plant located at (4310 Grand Caillou Road, Houma, LA 70363), at no cost to workers. Public transportation is available to the plant located at 4310 Grand Caillou Road, Houma, LA 70363. Tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform duties will be provided to workers at no cost. All deductions from workers’ paycheck required by law will be made as required by law. Workers will have furnished lodging available at 4903 W. Main Street, Houma, LA 70360, with fully equipped kitchens for workers to prepare their daily meals. A lodging fee of $150.00 p/month with utilities included will be deducted from the workers’ paycheck if the worker accepts lodging offered by the employer. Workers who choose not to live at lodging provided by the employer and prefer to live elsewhere will not deduct the $150.00 p/month lodging fee from workers’ paycheck.

The worker will work 40 hours a week; rotating shifts M-F 7 hours and Saturday 5 hours.
Shifts: 6:00AM to 2:00PM, 2:00PM to 10:00PM or 10:00PM to 6:00AM

Special Requirements

Workers must have three (3) months of work-related experience; no education needed; be willing to undergo Drug Testing and Random Drug Testing at employers expense; work on a rotating schedule and in a cold and wet processing plant; able to stand long hours to perform work duties.