Farm Worker
Fivefork Farms LLC
📍 Upton, MA · Worcester County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26202-113357
- 📞 Phone: +1 (508) 603-1888
- ✉️ Email: jobs@fiveforkfarms.com
- 🌐 Website: www.fiveforkfarms.com
Employer instructions
Employer accepts referrals and applicants from all sources. Interview required. Employer conducts interviews by phone at time of inquiry or within a reasonable time thereafter. Interviews conducted at no cost to applicants, whether via phone or in-person. Contact Employer Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET. Referring State Workforce Agency (SWA) is responsible for informing applicants of terms and conditions of employment. After coordinating referral with local order holding office, referring SWA should contact employer or employers agent to provide notice of the referral. When possible, SWA should furnish translator services as needed. Employer requests advance notice by the SWA if holding office intends to refer multiple applicants concurrently. To be eligible for employment, applicants must:
1. Be able, willing, and available to perform the specified job duties for the duration of the contract period;
2. Have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment;
3. Agree to abide by all material terms and conditions of employment;
4. Be legally authorized to work in the United States.
✉️ 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 Farm Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26202-113357
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Crops: Cut flowers including but not limited to: annuals, perennials, ornamentals shrubs, and greenhouse plants. Farm Worker duties may include but are not limited to: plant roots, seeds, plugs, and bulbs. Prepare indoor and outdoor growing areas by repairing, laying, cleaning, and moving plastic, pounding posts and stakes. Filling soil into growing containers and trays, planting seeds and cuttings, watering, moving trays from one growing area to another. Transplanting plants and shrubs by hand or with mechanical transplanter. Weeding with hands or with hand tools. Stake/tie, trellis/prune plants, and set posts and wires for vine plants. Lower and clip plants, remove shoots, prune, de-leaf, and harvest crops. Raise and lower vines. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Must be able to identify crop types and varieties quickly as well as learn correct harvest stages for quick and efficient harvest without damaging plants. Harvest flowers by cutting stems with shears or a sharp knife. Grade and tie flowers in bunches. Locate, select, prepare, label and load harvested bunches onto wagons and trucks. Offload harvest vehicles and move buckets into storage areas. Grading and counting inventory, packing and shipping boxes. Wash and sanitize buckets, crates, and other harvest tools. Install/repair mainlines and drip irrigation systems. Move and install irrigation lines and equipment. Water plants with hose. Dig and maintain ditches. Cleaning, maintaining, and repair of farm buildings, grounds areas, and work areas. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Spread compost and mulch in fields and greenhouses. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants under the direction of licensed applicator.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
One week of employee on boarding training to be given upon start of work.. Workers must be able to perform repetitive movements and prolonged walking, sitting, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying 50 lbs. Work outside in inclement weather, including cold, hot, and/or wet weather for extensive periods of time. 3 months of commercial agricultural work is required
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Biweekly |
| Housing type | Rental or public accommodations (Westborough, Ma) |
| Housing | Rental apartment with kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. Housing provided only to non-local workers (i.e. permanent residence outside normal commuting distance). Only workers may occupy house. Workers must vacate housing promptly at end of contract period. Terminated workers shall have reasonable time to locate alternative housing. Weekly housing maintenance plan to be established to ensure safe, comfortable living conditions. |
| Meals | Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such 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 | Workers will be transported in vehicle owned and insured by the employer in vehicles not limited to: 2009 Toyota Matrix (5-passenger sedan), 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee (5-passenger SUV), or 2008 Honda Odyssey (7-passenger minivan). Transportation will meet all required regulations. Daily transportation at no cost to workers is only available to workers who reside in employer-provided housing. |
| Travel to the job | Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-local workers, employer arranges/provides inbound and outbound transportation via common carrier mode of transportation (e.g., bus or plane) and reimburses workers for daily subsistence and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Use of employer offered transportation is voluntary. |
| Pay deductions | “Federal, state, and local taxes will be withheld as required by applicable law. FICA taxes, including Social Security and Medicare taxes, will not be withheld from H-2A nonimmigrant workers for agricultural services performed in connection with their H-2A status. FICA taxes will be withheld from domestic workers in corresponding employment only when required by applicable |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26202-113357 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Posted | Aug 21, 2026 |