Food Preparation Worker (35-2021)
G.M. Harvesting, Inc. (NC #1-Cooks)
📍 Pinetops, NC · Edgecombe County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26173-038295
- 📞 Phone: +1 (863) 441-0831
- ✉️ Email: gmharvesting1140@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Workers are screened for compliance with the following criteria: a) confirm ability, availability, qualifications and willingness to perform work described and confirm intention to work the entire season; b) local workers confirm availability and reliable daily transportation to and from the job site for the entire season. Non-local workers confirm availability of transportation to job side to begin work; c) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, conditions, and nature of work; d) confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US. 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.
All referrals are encouraged to contact their nearest career center for pre-employment screening before contacting employer.
All referrals are to be made to Gustavo Martinez at 315 Nichelle Blvd., Lake Placid, FL 33852 Telephone: 863-441-0831 or 863-659-1410. Collect calls will not be accepted. Walk-in applicants will be accepted. The office hours are Monday thru Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All local intrastate applicants may apply directly to the employer. All interstate applicants are encouraged but not required to first contact the nearest [one-stop] career center prior to contacting the employer for any updated information regarding the job prior to referral. For referrals from beyond normal commuting distance, an application may be sent to the employer or a telephone interview may be requested. The employer will contact all applicants who have submitted an application by phone to conduct an interview.
Prior to referral, each worker should either read or have read to them a copy of the Job Offer and that they understand all terms and conditions of employment as noted in the order. All workers should also be advised that they will be expected to work for the total period of employment as noted in the Job Offer and should be available to work in any one of the listed job activities at the discretion of the employer and workers must have transportation to the designated pickup location.
All hired referred and walk-in applicants must bring with them documentation of identity and employment eligible documents (original documents only), sufficient to complete the I-9 Form within 3 days from the start of employment. All workers from within normal commuting distance recruited against this Job Order will not be provided housing and transportation.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Food Preparation Worker (35-2021) (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26173-038295
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. Duties may vary from time to time.
Food Preparation Worker: Duties may vary from time to time at the supervisors’ discretion and will be concurrent with other farmworker schedules. Workers will perform duties to prepare food at on-farm kitchen facilities to be consumed by farmworkers under other H-2A job orders. Workers will prepare three meals a day in compliance with H-2A regulations and to ensure balanced nutrition for the farmworkers. Workers’ may be required to cut, slice, mince, defrost, wash, peel, blend, prepare, sauté, fry, broil, cook and serve a variety of foods including meats, vegetables, or desserts. Workers will be required to handle hot and cold food, prepare tortillas in the processor machine, and cook them. Workers will deliver prepared food to farmworkers at the farm fields or on-farm housing. Workers will assist cleaning and sanitizing silverware, refrigerators, equipment, kitchen, and dining area at the end of the day and other times as needed.
The employer will ensure that all food and supplies necessary to prepare the food are delivered and provided at the on-farm kitchen facilities. Workers must maintain a clean vehicle to transport prepared food to the farmworkers. Workers must have a minimum of one year experience in traditional Mexican food preparation and equipment management due to safety reasons with sharp equipment and must be able to lift up to 50 pounds. Workers must possess a valid driver license, class C or equivalent, and must speak English and Spanish to be able to communicate with farm workers.
Eight (8) hours per day, Monday through Saturday, is normal, however the worker may be requested but not required to work additional hours per day and the Sabbath and/or federal holidays and Sunday depending upon the conditions of the crop, weather, maturity of the crop and market conditions. All workers will be required to take a one-hour lunch period in order to rest and eat their noon meal.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 12 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 50 lb Background check |
Criminal background check: GM Harvesting may conduct criminal background checks at the employer's expense on all new applicants post-employment. Failure to pass criminal background check is grounds for termination.
To perform any job duty that may require employees to drive a vehicle, the driver must possess proper and current valid driver license class C, or its foreign equivalent.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Pinetops, Nc) |
| Housing | Employer leased housing. Family housing is not available and the provision of family housing is not a prevailing practice in the area of intended employment. Co-ed housing is not offered; all female workers will be housed with other females and all male workers will be housed with other males. Laundry service provided at no cost to the worker. |
| Meals | The Employer is hiring food preparation workers to prepare three meals a day for farmworkers residing in employer provided housing. The employer will charge each farmworker $16.78 per day for these meals, subject to change with the publication of new rates by the USDOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification in the Federal Register. In addition, farmworkers may also have free and convenient access to kitchen facilities located at the employer provided housing to store and prepare their own food, when these facilities are not being used by food preparation workers. The employer will provide free weekly transportation to the grocery store to workers living in employer-provided housing, which will enable them to purchase additional food if they desire. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide free transportation to all workers to the grocery store, banking facility, and laundry services once a week to access the necessities, utilizing a fleet of nine (9) authorized passenger buses (seating capacity ranging from 43-45) listed on GM Harvesting's FLC Certificate which will be operated by an authorized FLCE. See Addendum C. |
| Travel to the job | Inbound: Workers will determine their own inbound travel arrangements to the place of employment to begin the job contract. If the workers are coming from Mexico, the employer will provide and pay for a charter bus service from the consulate city to the place of employment for workers. See Addendum C. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions: FICA taxes, federal income tax, state income tax, cash advances, overpayment of wages; and charges for any loss to the employer due to the worker's damage or loss of equipment or housing items where it is shown that the worker is responsible, any other deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26173-038295 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Food Preparation Workers (35-2021.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association |
| Posted | Jul 14, 2026 |