Farmworkers And Laborers
Evergreens Unlimited LLC
📍 Tomahawk, WI · Lincoln County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26168-024828
- 📞 Phone: +1 (715) 551-9436
- ✉️ Email: dbrose@evergreensunlimited.com
Employer instructions
Interested candidates are to contact their local State Workforce Agency (SWA). Candidates should be fully apprised by the local SWA office of the terms, conditions and nature of employment prior to referral and may be given a copy of the ETA Form 790 and its corresponding attachments. SWA agents who have screened candidates for all season availability, legality to work in the US, and who are willing, able and qualified to perform the job duties may mail them to N 10088 E. Shady Shore Road, Tomahawk, WI 54487. Office hours for applicants are Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Applicants referred on this job order should be advised that they must possess legal, suitable documents to complete Form I-9 as required by USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security.
Person seeking employment as a farm laborer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer, possess 2 months experience hand harvesting fruits and vegetables with verifiable sources, may be subject to a post hire background check at no expense of their own and pass a post-hire free of charge drug test. These steps are intended to ensure that the safety of the work environment and end consumer is not compromised as mandated by the Global G.A.P Audit, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the USDA Good Agricultural Practices & Good Handling Practices Audit. Convictions of criminal conduct that present a potential compromise of food security in accordance with the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 will be cause for discharge. The employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/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 and living conditions of other workers. Although an international or US drivers license is not required, all applicants must be in compliance with Federal, State and local licensing requirements for safe employer vehicle operation. Applicants who have been disbarred from licensing for multiple DUIs will not be eligible.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26168-024828
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform various duties on a Christmas Tree farm which may include cultivating color tinting, baling, hauling, loading and harvesting Christmas evergreen trees on a Christmas-tree farm. Removes brush, ferns, and other growth from planting area using hand tools such as mattock, brush hook, hoe, axe sling blade. Will hand plant seedlings, using mattock or dibble. May scatter fertilizer pellets over planted area by hand. May spray herbicides or pesticides. Shears tops and limb tips from trees, as specified by supervisor to control growth, increase limb density, and improve shape. Harvesting Christmas evergreen trees on a Christmas tree farm. Selects Christmas trees for cutting according to markings or size, species, and grade as directed by the grower or supervisor. Will cut trees using chain saw or axe as directed by grower or supervisor. Will drag trees that range in weight from 50 to 100 lbs. from cutting area to field loading area and lift onto mechanical tree bailer to be bailed. Trees weighting 100 lbs. will be moved in teams of 2 or more. Will load trees onto field trucks or trailers for transport to a central staging area where trees will be unloaded, sorted and grouped according to size, species and quality specifications as directed by the grower or supervisor. May drive trucks or tractors on an incidental basis, as is the norm in the industry, in and around the field or from the field to central loading areas. Workers will load Christmas trees into box trailers for shipment to market according to supervisors instructions. Workers must exercise care not to break or damage limbs of trees when working around and handling trees. Work is physically challenging and will be performed in steep mountainous terrain in varying weather that includes, but is not limited to cold, rain, snow, and sleet.
Prune and pull cut Christmas trees to end of row or to assigned area. Load trees onto trailer and unload trees placing into piles as instructed. Shear trees with proper taper for quality. Shake and bale trees. Remove tree stumps and debris from fields. Tie/position trees by tying or wrapping as necessary. Pack, label, tag, pull and sort trees. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling and other manual tasks. Use hand tools including but not limited to rakes, hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, brush hooks, axes, saws, chainsaws and knives. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Clean/sanitize fields, work areas and equipment. Maintain and repair equipment. Workers may be required to operate tractors, skidloader and other farm equipment during daily operations, as an incidental activity. Before any worker is required to operate any farm equipment, workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the tractor before driving the tractor. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops, and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. As a minor activity, workers may prepare fields/soil for planting, transplant, train, trim, shear, space and cull trees and/or plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Workers may make wreaths & garland/roping from cut greenery produced on the farm. Workers who have a valid drivers license may drive vehicles.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 75 lb Drug test Background check |
Employer may conduct drug/alcohol testing post-employment and at the employer's expense.
Employer may conduct criminal background checks post-employment and at the employer's expense.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Hourly wage rate for H2A workers is $12.00 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Merrill, Wi) |
| Housing | Housing Units are built specifically for compliance with the DOL OSHA standards set forth in 29 CFR 1910.142. The units possess beds, showers, lavatories, and space for storing personal items. There is a shared kitchen with ample cooking and refrigeration, provided appliances, a common dining area and laundry facilities. All utilities are provided free of charge. Employees residing in the housing may have mail directed to their respective addresses. |
| Meals | Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. No charge will be made for the provided beds, appliances, cooking utensils and similar items furnished to workers to whom housing is provided hereunder unless unlawfully removed or damaged beyond normal wear and tear. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) weekly transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. If for any reason the kitchen facilities become unavailable due to fire or calamity, the employer will provide 3 meals per day for which a deduction shall be made until the kitchen facilities become operable. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide free transportation between the employer?s housing and the worksite for any worker who is provided housing. The use of transportation by the worker is voluntary, and no worker will be required as a condition of employment to utilize the transportation offered by the employer. |
| Travel to the job | After a worker has completed fifty percent of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place the worker came from to the place of work, if such costs are borne by the worker. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions from the worker?s wages: FICA taxes and federal income tax withholdings as required by Federal, State, and local law. |
Other work sites
- Merrill, WI · Aug 31, 2026 – Nov 23, 2026 · 12 openings
- Merrill, WI · Aug 31, 2026 – Nov 23, 2026 · 12 openings
| Case number | JO-A-300-26168-024828 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Posted | Jun 23, 2026 |