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Published on Mar 28 2024

Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop

$17.34  per hour
Visa required: H-2A
From Jun 1, 2023 to Dec 1, 2023

Employer

1219 Bucholtz Hwy
Deerfield, MI 49238
United States

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Job description

Workers will perform assign duties as instructed by their supervisor,
Cabbage Sorting: After the machine harvests the cabbage from the fields, the cabbage will be put on a conveyor belt so the workers can sort the cabbage by size and class. Workers will inspect that cabbage is free of diseases and meets USDA standards. Stacking 60 lbs. containers, shoveling bins general cleaning, stapling tags and assist in the warehouses.
Packing: Cabbage will be separated by size, labeled and packed.

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 provides the tools necessary (if applicable) to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. The employer will charge the worker for reasonable costs related to the worker’s refusal or negligent failure to return the tools or due such worker’s willful damage or destruction of the tools.

Employees may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. 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, the hours will be deducted from the hours offered under the ETA 790A 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.

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. Due to the type of work involved, there is a Probationary Period of five (5) days beginning with the first day of employment, to show possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to perform this type of work.

Employer Contact Info

+18639913290

[email protected]

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