Agricultural Shuttle Driver / Farmworker
TM Harvesting, Inc.
📍 Lake Providence, LA · East Carroll Parish
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26208-127085
- 📞 Phone: +1 (863) 441-0860
- ✉️ Email: mbarajast@hotmail.com
Employer instructions
Applicants should contact the nearest Career Center for preemployment screening before contacting the employer, workers that meet the criteria will be interviews via telephone. All referrals are to be made to Manual Barajas (863) 441-0860 Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Prior to referral, each worker should either read or have read to them a copy of the Job Offer and they understand all the 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 activities at the discretion of the employer.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Agricultural Shuttle Driver / Farmworker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26208-127085
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform assigned agricultural duties requiring demonstrated knowledge of cotton gin operations, agricultural machinery, processing procedures, and applicable safety standards. Workers are expected to possess the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to perform the duties described in this clearance order safely and efficiently. Workers are expected to exercise independent judgment in carrying out routine duties, recognize routine operational issues, report conditions requiring supervisory attention, organize assigned work independently, and work under supervisor direction with limited direct supervision.
Cotton, Hauling, and Transport: Workers will perform assigned duties as described in this clearance order and in accordance with supervisor instructions. Workers are expected to follow verbal and written instructions, coordinate assigned tasks, and maintain employer production pace and quality standards without constant direct oversight. Workers will unload cotton modules at the gin, remove plastic wrapping and debris, inspect incoming cotton modules for moisture, contamination, foreign material, and other conditions that may affect processing quality, and prepare cotton to enter the gin feeders. Workers will roll up removed plastic, maintain a clean receiving area, and monitor material flow into the ginning equipment. Workers will perform mote baler and bale press operations by monitoring material flow, identifying and clearing minor blockages in accordance with established safety procedures, and operating strapping equipment to secure completed bales.
Workers will safely operate sit-down forklifts, tractors, utility vehicles, and other agricultural equipment, consistent with their knowledge, skills, and experience, to transport, stack, and stage finished cotton bales, seed, and other agricultural materials short distances within the employer’s property. The employer will provide orientation regarding site-specific safety procedures, work rules, equipment assignments, and operational protocols. Workers are expected to apply their experience and training to perform assigned duties safely and efficiently with limited direct supervision. Workers are responsible for conducting routine pre-operation equipment inspections, checking fluid levels, identifying routine maintenance needs, reporting equipment deficiencies to supervisors, and completing basic preventive equipment upkeep. All equipment operation is limited to on-farm activities, and no driving on public roads is required. Workers will also perform general cleaning duties, including sweeping, dusting, and maintaining orderly work areas.
General Agricultural Maintenance and Other Agricultural Activities: When primary harvesting work is temporarily unavailable because of weather, crop conditions, or operational needs, workers may perform agricultural duties that are incidental to and in conjunction with the primary harvesting activities described in this clearance order. These duties will not replace or substantially reduce the availability of primary agricultural work. Incidental duties may include general manual cleanup of worksites and agricultural structures; weeding, trimming, digging, cutting, topping, and removing weeds, vines, debris, and trash from fields and fence lines by hand or with basic hand tools; routine handling, securing, and clearing of tarps, covers, and staging areas under supervisor direction; and cleaning, disinfecting, washing, and removing dirt and plant residue from module movers, trailers, hand tools, farm vehicles, and other agricultural equipment used in field operations.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 100 lb |
This type of work, involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina, a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain. The work requires a high level of physical conditioning. A drivers' licenses and Farm Labor Contractor Certificate with Driving authorizations as required by local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:30 A.M. – 7:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Wage applicable to foreign H-2A workers is $17.20 per hour. La tasa salarial aplicable a los trabajadores extranjeros H-2A es de $17.20 por hora |
| Housing type | Rental or public accommodations (Lake Providence, La) |
| Housing | The employer will provide housing, without charge to the worker, the employer will require workers to reimburse the employer for damage caused to housing by the individual workers found to have been responsible for damage. Workers should maintain housing in a neat, clean manner. Family Housing is not available and is not a prevailing practice in the area of intended employment. In the event a female worker is hired, separate toilet, shower, and sleeping rooms will be provided. |
| Meals | Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Also will provide transportation once per week to go to the stores and do laundry. |
| Daily transportation | For workers residing in the employer's housing, employer will provide transportation between housing and worksite locations and for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services) in the form of buses between employees housing location to the actual work site and return at the end of the workday without cost to the worker. |
| Travel to the job | For workers hired from beyond normal commuting distance, after completion of 50 percent of the work contract period, the employer shall reimburse the worker for cost incurred by the worker for transportation and daily subsistence, as required by DOL regulations, from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer to the place of employment. |
| Pay deductions | The employer will make the following deductions: Social Security tax and federal income tax withholding as required by Federal, State and local law, cash advances, over-payment of wages, and any other deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26208-127085 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs (53-3053.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | CCH Bookkeeping, Inc. |
| Posted | Jul 30, 2026 |