Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products

North Carolina Grower's Association, Inc. · Vass, NC

Employment period: 2026-11-06 to 2027-05-15

Hours per week: 46.0

Pay conditions

N/A - no piece rate for activities

Job duties from the source

This application is filed for workers to be employed under the SOC Code 45-2040 Graders Sorters Agricultural Products. Work will be performed exclusively in the sweet potato packing operation facilities owned and controlled by Barnes Farming Corporation located in Spring Hope NC. There will be no growing operation work activities performed by these employees of Barnes Farming Corporation at any time during this period of employment. This job order is for Barnes Farming Corporation sweet potato packing operations and ONLY in the job descriptions listed below. All the sweet potato packing work activities will be performed at the Barnes Farming Corporation facility located on the farm in Spring Hope NC. 90%+ of the sweet potatoes that will be packed have been grown by Barnes Farming Corporation and in no single work week, or weekly pay period, will the percentage of Barnes Farming Corporation grown sweet potatoes packed fall below 60%. During a single pay period when workers employed under this application perform work activities described herein on sweet potatoes grown by an entity other than Barnes Farming Corporation, the workers will be paid overtime (time and ½) at the highest applicable hourly rate for any hours worked over 40 hours in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act provisions governing the same. There are no work activities listed, described or performed that changed the nature of the sweet potatoes being packed between the field harvest and loading on trucks for transport to the marketplace; no cooking, no preserving or processing of any kind. This is exclusively agricultural employment with absolutely no elements of manufacturing.

Additional requirements

2 Month verifiable experience in general farm work with fruits or vegetables is required.

Additional work locations are listed in the official order. Review its full itinerary.

Verification

H-2A disclosures

Housing: Check job order · Daily transport: Check job order · 3/4 guarantee: Check job order

How to apply

To be employed in this SOC 45-2040 Grader Sorter agricultural products job opportunity applicant must have 2-month verifiable general farm work experience in fruit or vegetables. The referral under this job order from the Applicant Holding Office is to be made to: Jay Hill, NCGA P.O.Box 399 Vass, NC 28394 Telephone 252.527.0567. Applicants are screened for compliance with the following criteria: a. Confirm ability (with or without reasonable accommodation), availability, qualifications, willingness to perform all work described and intension to complete; b. Local applicants confirm availability of reliable daily transportation to & from job for entire season. Non-local applicants confirm availability of transportation to job site to begin work; c. Confirmation of full disclosure & acceptance of all terms, conditions, nature of work-job description by local employment service staff; d. Affirmative confirmation of legal authorization to work in the US described below. Growers will accept referrals/applications from any source. All local & interstate (in state) applicants may be referred by the NC State Workforce Agency (NCSWA) directly to NCGA for interview or interested applicants may contact NCGA directly. Interview hours are 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM Monday through Friday, except for federally recognized holidays. Although not required, all interstate (out of state) applicants interested in this job offer are strongly encouraged to solicit the help of the nearest local employment office in their state for a referral to NCGA to insure full disclosure of terms and conditions, and confirm employment start date prior to departing for NC - this will help avoid confusion & mistakes. Interstate SWA's are strongly encouraged to contact the NCSWA Ag Services office in Raleigh, NC at h2a.joborders@commerce.nc.gov prior to contacting NCGA to confirm the terms, conditions & start date of the job. Applicants referred by SWA should be fully apprised by the employment office staff of the terms, conditions & nature of employment prior to referral. Only applicants legally authorized to work in the US & whos possess original identity & employment eligibility documents sufficient to complete USCIS Form I-9, as required by law, should report to work. Applicants referred against this order should be informed they must have these documents in their possession when they arrive at the place of employment to go to work and must present the necessary documents to establish identity and work authorization (as outlined in the list of acceptable documents on I-9 Form) within 3 business days of date employment begins in compliance with the law. Employees who do not comply by the end of third workday will not be allowed to continue working until this requirement has been satisfied. Employer may terminate a worker (foreign or domestic) with notification to the employment service if employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety & living conditions of other workers. Workers recruited and hired against this job offer from within normal commuting distance will not be provided with housing, subsistence or transportation. Workers may be required to take a drug &/or alcohol test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive may result in immediate termination. Testing is NOT part of the application / interview process & will occur ONLY after employment begins.

Recruitment phone: +12525270567

Recruitment: lwicker@ncgrowers.org