Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Josh Curtis · Cynthiana, KY

Período de trabalho: 2026-11-14 a 2027-01-30

Horas por semana: 40.0

Condições de pagamento

The H2A wage rate offer will be $15.00 per hour.

Atividades conforme a fonte

Skill Level 1 Burley Tobacco: Duties include, but not limited to: Nursery care, laying, trimming, top trimming, storing and greasing and peeling. Workers will be trained for a period of two days (14 hours) after which the worker is expected to cut 100 sticks per hour - does not include dropped sticks. Other related jobs and duties may include cutting weeds between plants with a hoe: removing tops and shoots from plants, applying fertilizer (side dressing). Dark Fired Tobacco: Duties include but are not limited to: Nursery removal, placing, cutting buffers/greasing, cutting, storing and peeling. Workers will be required to cut wood and haul it to the barn to burn the tobacco. Wooden boards covered with sawdust are placed under the tobacco that is hanging in the barn. The boards are burned to smoke the tobacco and this is repeated until the tobacco reaches the appropriate color. Workers will remove the ashes that remain after the tobacco is burned. The worker is required to cut 50-60 sticks per hour. Air Cured Tobacco: Duties include but are not limited to: Nursery care, placing, cutting buffers/greasing, cutting, storing and peeling. Other Related Duties for All Types of Tobacco: Workers will cut the weeds between the plants with a pick or shovel; cutting tops and suckers on plants, and applying fertilizer. Forage: Duties will include, but are not limited to: Land preparation, operating tillage equipment, cutting equipment. Take the hay bales to the storage barns/barns of farms that purchase the hay. Row Crops: Duties to include, but not limited to: Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store grain crops such as corn, wheat, soybeans, etc. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor and drive tractor in field to till soil and plant/cultivate crop. Bushhog fields. Perform variety of other duties such as husking and shelling corn, lubricating and repairing farm machinery and unloading grain onto conveyors to storage bins and elevators. Alternative Work: General farm maintenance and other duties as necessary in maintaining farming operation. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing soil for planting, maintenance of implements & equipment & other work as directly related to the harvest activities for which the worker is employed. Also include fixing and emptying and painting of fence/barns. Participate in livestock operation, duties may include, but not limited to, feeding, participating in calving, tagging, vaccinations, movement from pen to pen, and sorting. Such work will be offered when weather or harvest conditions prevent work in the primary activities listed above. General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Down time: 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. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment.

Requisitos adicionais

Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.

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Verificação

Informações H-2A

Moradia: Confira a ordem de trabalho · Transporte diário: Confira a ordem de trabalho · Garantia de 3/4: Confira a ordem de trabalho

Como se candidatar

Referrals of individuals will be made through "job holding office" to ascertain employment information. Employer will accept referrals who may apply direct or referred from any other source. Job seekers are to contact the employer Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Answering machine / voice mail if unable to answer phone: ability to return call within two (2) working days. The job seeker will be informed of the terms and conditions of the job by the information contained in the job order. These job orders are entered by geographical/administrative areas within the state. This is done to ensure that local job seekers have equal access to these job opportunities. These offices are referred to as the job holding office. The job holding office will refer all interested applications to the employer with a copy of the job order(s), which contains all pertinent information concerning the job. The employer agrees to interview all US workers referred by DES for; 1.Availability and commitment to work the entire length of the contract 2.Have transportation to the job site 3.Have been fully apprised of the job information, terms and conditions of the job and the nature of the employment 4.Workers state he/she can physically perform the job requirements 5.Ability to provide documentation to complete the INS Form I-9 Job seeker with copy of job order is to contact the employee. Answering machine / voice mail if unable to answer phone: ability to return call within two (2) working days.

Telefone de recrutamento: +18595882451

Recrutamento: joshua_curtis26@eku.edu