Field Worker
Global Ag Services Inc. (2026.6)
📍 Pahala, HI · Hawaii County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26169-028465
- 📞 Phone: +1 (808) 652-1216
- ✉️ Email: hollyc@globalagsvc.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 - 4:00 PM at (808) 652-1216. 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 Field Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26169-028465
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops: Macadamia Nuts, Coffee.
Macadamia Nuts:
Field workers will be responsible for the manual harvest of macadamia nuts. Workers will collect macadamia nuts on the ground based on quality, customer, or other agronomic standards, and place collected macadamia nuts in buckets. Workers will then empty the buckets into bags that hold 60 pounds of harvested macadamia nuts. Harvesting macadamia nuts involves hand harvesting ripe macadamia nuts off the ground. Field workers will utilize various tools and equipment, including, but not limited to conveyors, forklifts, trucks and trailers (on farm only), baggers, containers, cleaning equipment, computers, and various hand tools. Field workers will also perform farm and field maintenance activities such as facilities maintenance, clearing, planting, pruning, weeding, and other duties required in field maintenance. Bags hold 60 pounds of macadamia nuts.
Coffee:
Field worker responsibilities include harvesting coffee cherries and the operation of mechanical wet and dry coffee plant equipment to maximize throughput with the minimum of losses while maximizing green bean quality in conformance with State of Hawaii, USDA, and other standards for coffee grades. Fieldworkers will utilize various tools and equipment, including, but not limited to conveyors, washers, ripe/green cherry separators, pulpers, demucilage machines, dryers, scales, silos, destoners, moisture meters, forklifts, trucks and trailers (on farm only), hullers, polishers, sizers, density tables, color sorters, baggers, containers, cleaning equipment, computers, and various hand tools. Field workers will be responsible for regulating the flow of coffee cherries into the cherry washing, cherry separation, pulping, demucilaging and drying equipment. Workers may also load/unload coffee dryers and monitor dryer operation temperatures, moisture levels, drying times, and ensuring proper identification and tagging of coffee lots. Workers may also operate conveying, de-stoner, hulling, polishing, sizing, density and color sorting equipment along with bagging equipment while maintaining the strict standards for State of Hawaii coffee grades. Workers must be able to harvest coffee using both hands.
General Requirements:
Field workers are responsible for safety related matters, including attending mandatory paid safety trainings. Work may be performed in indoor or outdoor agricultural locations involving exposure to the sun, soil, mud, dust, heat, cold, rain and other natural elements. Work may be performed on uneven ground and requires constant movement. Workers must be able to stand, walk up and down hills, sit, stoop, squat, kneel, crouch, bend (from the waist), push, pull, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 100 pounds. Workers must be able to withstand working in direct sunlight and conditions ranging from hot and humid weather, moderate rain, and cold while performing their required job duties. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Work entails exposure to soil, plants, insects, and materials such as, but not limited to pesticides and fertilizers. Workers may be asked, but not required, to work up to 10+ hours per day and/or the Sabbath or Federal Holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, and maturity of the crop(s). Workers are reminded to always be respectful, safety minded, be a team player, and good stewards of the environment and others.
Workers must follow housing and transportation rules for the safety and comfort of the workers.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 100 lb Drug test |
Minimum 2 months verifiable prior agricultural hand labor experience working with macadamia nut and coffee crops. Workers must be able to perform manual activities with accuracy and efficiency. Drug testing is conducted at employer's expense: post-hire/prior to employment, upon reasonable suspicion, post-accident and at random or periodically. Must be able to understand work & safety instructions in English or Spanish, the languages spoken and written in the workplace.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | $16.00/hour for H2A workers |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Pahala, Hi) |
| Housing | Housing is only available to non-local workers (permanent residence outside normal commuting distance) and is not offered to non-working family members. Employer possesses and controls 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 end of contract period or upon termination, in accordance with state law. |
| Meals | Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen, cooking and eating facilities. Workers will purchase food at their own expense and prepare their own meals. Kitchen and eating facilities will be shared with other workers occupying the employer-provided housing facilities. The employer will provide transportation at no cost to workers occupying employer provided housing to and from stores in the locality of the housing where workers may purchase food and other necessities once a week. In the event kitchen facilities become unavailable due to unanticipated circumstances, the employer will provide three (3) meals per day at a reasonable cost (not to exceed $16.78 for three meals per day). |
| Daily transportation | The employer will offer transportation at no cost to the workers occupying Company-provided housing to the work site and return daily via: 4 15-passenger vans 1 8-passenger van |
| Travel to the job | The employer will provide workers with inbound and outbound transportation as set forth in Section I. paragraph 7(A) and (B). The employer will pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to the group of workers or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose, including common carrier transportation. |
| Pay deductions | The following deductions will be made from the worker’s pay: FICA (if applicable); federal income tax withholding (if applicable); state and/or local tax withholding (if applicable). Re-issued check policy: After the first loss, mutilation or expiration of a worker's check, the company will charge a $25.00 processing fee for every reissued check, for any reason other than the company's negligence. The employer will not deduct from the wage or require any reimbursement from an employee for any cash shortage, breakage, or loss of housing, furnishings, tools or equipment, unless it can be shown that such shortage, breakage, or loss is caused by a dishonest or willful act, or by the gross negligence of the employee; medical insurance payments, if applicable; cash advances, if applicable; state sponsored retirement savings plan deductions, if applicable; and deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing (if any). |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26169-028465 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Western Growers Association |
| Posted | Jul 7, 2026 |