Farmworkers And Laborers
Frym F. Merino & Son Harvesting & Hauling Inc.
📍 Four Oaks, NC · Johnston County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26169-027542
- 📞 Phone: +1 (910) 379-8831
- ✉️ Email: merino5168@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Employer accepts referrals/applicants from all sources. Interview required - conducted at no cost to applicant, via phone or in-person. Employer will conduct interview as expeditiously as possible.
Contact employer Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT. Contact name, Frank Merino at, +1 (910) 379-8831. Employer will hire those who meet the following conditions: be able, willing, and available to perform the specified job duties for the duration of the contract period; have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment; agree to abide by all material terms and conditions of employment; be legally authorized to work in the United States; and satisfy all minimum job requirements. Referring State Workforce Agency (SWA) is responsible for informing applicants of all terms and conditions of employment, and to notify the employer in advance of any referrals. If appropriate, the SWA should furnish translator services.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26169-027542
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops: Vegetables, Sweet Potatoes, Tobacco
Workers will perform planting, field maintenance, irrigation, harvesting, and post-harvest duties for vegetables, sweet potatoes, and tobacco.
Vegetable duties may include planting field vegetables in rows, including peppers, onions, and cucumbers; maintaining crops by clearing rows of weeds and debris; assisting with field irrigation; and harvesting vegetables by hand.
Sweet potato duties may include planting sweet potatoes, maintaining field rows free of weeds and debris, assisting with field irrigation, and harvesting sweet potatoes by hand. Workers will dig sweet potatoes from uneven field rows, place them into 5-gallon buckets, and dump collected potatoes into a field trailer parked in or near the row.
Tobacco duties may include planting tobacco plants, maintaining fields free of weeds and debris, topping and suckering tobacco plants, harvesting tobacco, and preparing tobacco for curing and transport. Workers may assist with field irrigation. Workers may pack, string, and stake tobacco, remove tobacco from barns, and bale tobacco for transport.
Manual tools such as long-handled hoes will be provided to Workers. Workers may also perform post-harvest cleanup and litter removal from fields, barns, and warehouses related to the planting, maintenance, harvesting, and handling of vegetables, sweet potatoes, and tobacco.
Work may be performed outdoors in varying weather conditions, including when crops are wet from dew or rain. Workers may be exposed to heat, humidity, mud, uneven ground, dust, noxious plants, insects, bees, and agricultural chemicals, including insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop treatment products. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, bees, insects, or chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job duties.
The employer is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and will offer U.S. workers no less than the same opportunities, wages, benefits, and working conditions offered or intended to be offered to H-2A workers. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced if one or more qualified, able, willing, and available U.S. workers become available during the employer’s recruitment period.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test |
Requires one month of verifiable prior work experience in the crop activities listed. Work requires prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. Workers must be able to repetitively lift 50 lbs. to shoulder height throughout the workday and lift and carry 50 lbs. in the field.
Use of personal cell phones or other personal electronic devices during working hours is strictly prohibited, except for work-related calls or emergencies. Violation of this policy may result in immediate termination.
Workers must not hinder the productivity of other workers. Workers must be available to work the entire contract period.
Workers may not be under the influence of intoxicants during working hours. Employer may conduct post-hire, employer-paid drug testing upon suspicion, post-accident, and/or randomly, in accordance with state law. Refusal or failure of a drug test may result in termination.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | $11.09 (H-2A Wage) |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Four Oaks, Nc) |
| Housing | Housing is available only to non-local workers whose permanent residence is outside normal commuting distance and is not offered to nonworking family members. Employer possesses and controls the premises at all times. Female workers will be provided bedroom and bathroom facilities shared only with other female workers. Common areas of the housing may be shared with male workers. Workers must vacate housing promptly at the end of the contract period or upon termination, per applicable state law. |
| Meals | Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Workers residing in employer-provided housing will be provided free transportation once per week to and from the closest town or city for personal errands, including groceries and banking services. Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities, and other common areas are shared by all workers. If kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three meals per day in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer may deduct the cost of meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide free daily transportation for workers residing in employer-provided housing. Transportation will be provided from the housing location to the worksite, from the worksite back to the housing location, and between fields or worksites as needed during the workday. |
| Travel to the job | For non-local workers, employer may arrange or provide inbound and outbound transportation through charter bus, van services, plane or other reasonable transportation providers. Use of employer-offered transportation is voluntary. If a worker chooses to use alternate transportation, employer will reimburse the worker for the reasonable cost of transportation up to the most economical and reasonable common carrier cost for the distances involved for both inbound and outbound transportation. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make all deductions required by federal, state, and/or local law, if applicable, including but not limited to FICA, federal and state income tax withholding, local tax withholding, and court-ordered deductions such as child support. Workers must authorize in writing all voluntary deductions. Voluntary deductions may include repayment of cash advances and/or loans, health insurance payments, cell phone charges, third-party payments, wage assignments, or other products or services furnished for the worker’s benefit or convenience. Employer may deduct reasonable repair or replacement costs if the worker is found to be responsible for damage to, or loss of, equipment, tools, vehicles, housing, or furnishings beyond normal wear and tear, when such damage or loss is caused by the worker’s willful misconduct, dishonest actions, or gross negligence. The daily meal deduction is $16.78 per day. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26169-027542 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | 5 Star Business Services LLC |
| Posted | Jul 14, 2026 |