Equipment Operator
Ham-Bar LLC
📍 Navasota, TX · Grimes County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26224-164330
- ✉️ Email: h2a@environmentalsw.com
- 🌐 Website: environmentalsw.com
Employer instructions
Prospective applicants will be considered based on their ability to perform all job duties listed in this job order, verification that they meet the stated minimum requirements, and availability to work the full contract period. All qualified U.S. workers will be considered before the employer hires H-2A workers, as required by federal regulations.
Applicants may contact the employer or the employers authorized hiring representative by phone or email to request an interview or submit an application. Verifiable contact information is as follows:
Employer: Environmental Southwest
Hiring Representative: Jack Hamilton
Phone: 254-366-7517
Email: h2a@environmentalsw.com
Primary Worksite Location: Harris County, Texas
Applicants will be accepted and considered Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central Time. Applicants may be interviewed in person or by phone. Messages left outside business hours will be returned on the next business day. Qualified applicants who meet all requirements will be offered employment at the wage rate stated in this job order.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Equipment Operator (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26224-164330
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will operate equipment and perform manual labor to plant, establish, water, and maintain trees on slopes along flood-control channels, detention basins, retention ponds, and related Harris County Flood Control District properties. The trees are planted as part of erosion-control and soil-stabilization operations. Their root systems establish permanent vegetation, stabilize exposed soil, reduce runoff, and protect channel, basin, and pond slopes from erosion.
Workers will prepare designated slope areas for erosion-control tree planting; load, unload, stage, and transport trees and planting materials; mark planting locations according to project plans; and dig or auger planting holes. After receiving employer-provided training and authorization, workers may operate tractors, skid steers, mini excavators, augers, water trucks, water tanks, pumps, trailers, and related equipment used to establish and maintain trees on flood-control slopes. Workers will remove nursery containers and ties; position, straighten, backfill, and tamp trees; install or adjust stakes and protective materials; apply mulch; and clean up materials and debris generated by planting activities.
Workers will establish and maintain newly planted and previously installed erosion-control trees by operating water trucks, tanks, pumps, hoses, and related watering equipment. Duties include watering trees; applying fertilizer and approved soil amendments; maintaining mulch and soil around trees; repairing minor washouts immediately surrounding planting locations; adjusting stakes, ties, and protective materials; controlling competing vegetation immediately surrounding trees; pruning damaged or dead material; inspecting trees for moisture stress, disease, erosion damage, and mortality; and replacing failed trees as directed. These activities are performed to promote root establishment, tree survival, slope stabilization, and continued erosion protection.
Workers will load, unload, and transport equipment, trees, water, fertilizer, mulch, tools, and other materials necessary for the described erosion-control tree-planting and maintenance activities. Workers will conduct daily equipment inspections; check fluids, grease points, tires, belts, hoses, fittings, pumps, and hydraulic systems; report mechanical problems; and clean and properly store equipment and tools. Workers will perform minor routine maintenance that does not require a licensed or specially trained mechanic.
Work requires frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds. Work is performed outdoors in conditions that may include extreme heat, humidity, rain, mud, dust, and steep, uneven, wet, or sloped terrain near flood-control channels, detention basins, and retention ponds.
No minimum education, training, or prior work experience is required. Employer will provide paid, employer-specific training regarding tree-planting procedures, erosion-control objectives, safe equipment operation, slope and worksite hazards, and required procedures. Workers will operate only equipment for which they have received employer training and authorization.
Workers may be assigned among the worksites disclosed in the job order based on erosion-control planting, watering, and tree-maintenance schedules. All assigned duties will be directly related or incidental to the planting, establishment, watering, and maintenance of trees used for erosion control and soil stabilization. Employer will provide all required tools, equipment, supplies, and personal protective equipment at no cost to workers.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Driver's license required Lifting up to 50 lb |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Rental or public accommodations (Plantersville, Tx) |
| Meals | Employer will provide free housing that meets all applicable federal and state standards. Each housing unit includes convenient cooking and kitchen facilities available for workers to prepare their own meals at no cost. Housing will include functioning stoves, refrigerators, sinks with hot and cold running water, and adequate food storage and preparation space. All utilities are provided free of charge. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide daily transportation at no cost to workers between the employer’s designated housing or pickup point and all worksites. Transportation will be provided using company-owned trucks at a ratio of approximately one (1) vehicle per five (5) workers. Employer ensures that all vehicles meet applicable safety, licensing, and insurance requirements. Transportation between worksites during the workday is also provided at no cost. |
| Travel to the job | Employer will provide daily transportation at no cost for workers living in employer-provided housing. Company trucks will pick up workers at the housing location each morning and transport them directly to the assigned worksite. At the end of the workday, company trucks will return all workers to the housing. Transportation is provided using employer-owned vehicles operated by authorized drivers, with approximately one (1) truck provided for every five (5) workers. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make all deductions required by law, including federal income tax (if applicable), and any court-ordered garnishments. No FICA, Social Security, or Medicare taxes will be deducted from H-2A workers. Employer will deduct the reasonable cost of any willful damage or loss of employer property caused by the worker, only as allowed by law. No other deductions will be made unless voluntarily authorized in writing by the worker, such as for optional cash advances or replacement of lost keys, and only to the extent permitted by federal and state regulations. Employer-provided housing, tools, equipment, transportation to worksites, and PPE are provided at no cost and are not deducted from pay. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26224-164330 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Posted | Aug 12, 2026 |