Maintenance Helpers

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Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.

Maintenance Helpers- Twelve (12) temporary full-time positions available in Lakeland, LA from 10/01/2026 to 06/30/2027 at Alma Plantation, LLC. Assists in making repairs, installations, and maintenance on various machinery used in the processing of sugar during harvest season. Supply workers with tools. Maintain clean work areas and sugar processing equipment. Assist in calibration of machinery. $18.53/Hour; $27.80/Hour OT based on single workweek (paid every 2 weeks by check). 48 hrs/wk. Overtime Hours will vary and are not guaranteed. The employer will make all deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law. Optional on-site lodging offered at no charge to workers hired in this temporary seasonal position. Shift work: will be required to work various 8 hr. shifts (7am to 3pm; 3pm-11pm; 11pm-7am). Must be willing to work 7 days per week during grinding. During downseason: 7am-4pm; 40hrs/wk. No minimum education required. No on-the-job training provided. Alma will provide U.S. workers at least the same benefits, wages, and working conditions that will be offered or provided to H-2B workers. Alma will provide to the worker, without charge or deposit charge, all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the duties assigned. The employer guarantees to offer employment equal to at least three-fourths (3/4's) of the workdays of each 12-week period of the total employment period; and, if the guarantee is not met, the employer will pay the worker what the worker would have earned if the employer had offered the guaranteed number of days. The 12-week period will begin the first workday after the worker's arrival or the advertised contractual first date of need, whichever is later. The worker will be reimbursed for transportation and subsistence expenses from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the U.S. or abroad, to the place of employment by check by the employer upon completion of 50% of the period of employment covered by the job order or earlier, if appropriate. This includes at least $16.78 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts. Also, the employer will provide or pay for the worker's outbound transportation and subsistence if the worker completes the job order period or is dismissed early. The employer will reimburse the H-2B worker in the first workweek the full cost for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government. Alma will provide or reimburse inbound and outbound transportation and daily subsistence costs for corresponding U.S. workers who are not reasonably able to return to their residence within the same workday. As applicable, daily transportation to and from worksite will be provided by employer. Three (3) months' employment experience in job offered in a raw sugar mill is the minimum required. Higher pay may be available to workers with extensive experience. Send resumes/inquiries to Mr. Alan Chatman at Alma Plantation, LLC, 4612 Alma Road, Lakeland, LA 70752 Tel: 225-627-6666 Ext. 228 Fax: 225-627-5138 Email: achatman@almaplt.com. Applicants may inquire about the job opportunity or send resumes/applications directly to Iberville /West Baton Rouge American Job Center, 23510 Railroad Avenue, Plaquemine, LA 70764 (Ms. Lana D’ Albor, Tel: 225-687-0969; Email: iberville@geauxjobs.org); reference job order#: 1641079.

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