Farm Labor
Plant Sciences Genetics, Inc
📍 Macdoel, CA · Siskiyou County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26182-070718
- 📞 Phone: +1 (530) 733-4042
- ✉️ Email: janderson@plantsciences.com
Employer instructions
Employers will accept referrals or applications from any source. The employer will provide a copy of this ETA 790 and Addendums to any job seeker looking for work. Any jobseeker wishing to apply for this job opportunity must be fully apprised of the terms and conditions of the ETA 790 and Addendums.
SWA may only refer for employment individuals who have been apprised of the material terms and conditions of employment and have indicated, by accepting referral to the job opportunity, that he/she is qualified, able, willing, and available for employment. Applicants can view the job order on the EDD website at: https://www.caljobs.ca.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx
Note: This employer will not hire undocumented or fraudulently documented workers.
Candidates may apply in person at 234 Juniper Knoll Rd. Macdoel CA 96058, 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday or for a hiring interview over the phone, the applicant may call the employer at 530-733- 4042, employer contact Jon Anderson. Employer willconduct an interview and if the candidate appears qualified will communicate a hiring decision.
Employer will verify, within the time stipulated by the law, the validity of documents provided by workersto demonstrate eligibility to legally work in the United States.
Candidates are encouraged to check back with Employer one week prior to the date of need to confirm there have not been any changes to the job opportunity. Candidates referred by the employment offi ce (i.e. WorkSource) should check back with the employment office 9 days and no later than 5 days prior to the date of need to preserve their rights under 20 CFR 653.501(d)(4) All qualified eligible U.S.workers are encouraged to apply for these jobs during the positive recruitment period and through 50% of the contract period.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farm Labor (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26182-070718
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
1. Type of Crop: Strawberry Plant Position Description: “Strawberry Plant Planter” Work Description:
Employees will be working on moving platforms while planting bare root strawberry plants in an outside strawberry nursery. Their duties will be focused on placing bare root plants on mechanized planting wheels to ensure a consistent and even planting of strawberry plants. This demanding work will require focused, disciplined, and repetitive eye hand coordination and physical activity. The personal equipment required to perform these duties consist of Tyvek suits and nitrile gloves. These items will be provided by the employer. They may be tasked to operate any of the following field equipment Tractor or Forklift. May replant with shovel.
2.Type of Crop: Raspberry Plant Position Description: “Raspberry Root Planter” Work Description:
Employees will be working in an outside, raspberry nursery. Their duties will be focused on hand planting rows of raspberry root material. This demanding work will require extended periods of walking, bending or kneeling, focused, disciplined and repetitive eye hand coordination and physical activity. The personal equipment required to perform these duties consist of Tyvek suits and nitrile gloves. These items will be provided by the employer.
3.Type of Crop: Strawberry Plant Position Description: “Strawberry Row Tunnel Assembler” Work Description:
Employees will be working in an outside, strawberry nursery. They will be walking behind the strawberry planting machine. Their duties will be focused on final assembly of the strawberry plant row canopies. This work will require extended periods of walking, bending or kneeling, and repetitive eye hand coordination and physical activity. Attention to detail, disciplined focused and considerable physical activity will be required. The personal equipment required to perform these duties consist of Tyvek suits, hand trowel and medium grade gloves. These items will be provided by the employer They may be tasked to operate any of the following field equipment Tractor or Forklift
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 60 lb |
Worker must posses 2 months of Nursery Experience in Strawberry and Raspberries.
See Addendum C
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | For H-2A workers, the hourly wage will be no less than $17.50 |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Macdoel, Ca) |
| Housing | See Additional Housing Information |
| Meals | The Employer will furnish cooking facilities with working appliances, hot water, a place to prepare food at no cost to employees occupying employer-provided housing. Employees will purchase their own foodand prepare their own meals. In the event that it becomesnecessary for the employer to provide 3 meals a day to the workers, the employer will deduct $16.78 per day or the current allowable charge as designatedby the DOL from each worker’s pay. All breaks and lunches will be subject to local, state, and federal regulations.Transportation: Plant Sciences Genetics will schedule one weekly trip to a local market without charge tothe worker to purchase groceries and supplies. |
| Daily transportation | See Addendum C |
| Travel to the job | Inbound: For the Workers who complete 50 percent of the work contract, the Employer will either provide transportation and subsistence during transportation, or reimburse the reasonable cost incurred by the Worker for transportation and subsistence during transportation from the place from which the Worker departed to the employer’s place of employment. In order to complywith the FLSA, the Employer will advance this payment prior to the first paycheck |
| Pay deductions | See Addendum C |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26182-070718 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | WAFLA |
| Posted | Jul 8, 2026 |