Wool Grader
Fairchild Sheep Shearing LLC
📍 Buhl, ID · Twin Falls County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26179-057209
- 📞 Phone: +1 (208) 404-2530
- ✉️ Email: fairchildsheepshearing@gmail.com
Employer instructions
The DOL job service will refer a-applicants to Fairchild Sheep Shearing LLC at the phone number
208-404-2530. Monday thru Friday, 8am to 5pm. The applicant will speak to Dallas or Whittney
Fairchild. Hiring will be done over the phone and confirmed upon arrival of at least one reference from recent employer.
✉️ Application email template in English
Replace what is in brackets [ ] with your details. If the employer asked for another way to apply, follow their instructions.
Subject: Application for Wool Grader (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26179-057209
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Worker will examine and sort fleece according to quality. Will estimate the weigh of fleece after processing. Separate locks of fleece and examine fibers for length, diameter, elasticity and color to determine quality. Examine fleece to determine presence pf dirt, straw, manure, stains and moisture. Place fleece in container and mark wool grade on containers according to government standard and quality. Will also set grading tables and fleece containers prior to shearing and pack up grading tables and fleece containers upon completion of shearers so they can be kept separate, as they must be graded and examined individually. It is important that the wool graders and the sheep shearers work in cooperation with each other for the proper handling of the wool. Employer will provide each worker with an emergency telephone
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
Person seeking employment must provide at least one reference from recent employer.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Other |
| Pay details | $17.07 ID $17.84 UT $16.83 WY |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Buhl, Id) |
| Meals | Employer will provide free cooking/kitchen facilities in mobile trailer units so workers can prepare their own meals. Also, free transportation to stores so workers can purchase their own groceries at least every 5-7 days. |
| Daily transportation | Mobile trailer units are transported to each work site. Daily transportation is not needed for workers who live in employer provided housing. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will reimburse the workers cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of work upon completion of 50% of the work period. Upon completion of the work contract period, employer will pay the cost of the return transportation and subsistence to the worker. For the past several years I have purchase roundtrip airline tickets for our workers. |
| Pay deductions | Federal Tax, State Tax and Social Security Draws/Advances, if any Tools, if any purchased besides what is provided by the employer (grading table and wool/fleece containers) Employer agrees to pay the higher of the federal, state or AWER rate. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26179-057209 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products (45-2041.00) |
| Posted | Jul 13, 2026 |