Medjool Date Ag Field Workers
MARTHA'S GARDENS, LLC
📍 Yuma, AZ · Yuma County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26226-170430
- 📞 Phone: +1 (928) 726-8831
- ✉️ Email: gardensmarthas@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Applicants should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the job specifications and the terms and conditions of employment in this Clearance Order before contacting the employer or seeking a referral. Only workers meeting all the qualifications for employment, who are able, willing, and qualified to perform the work, with or without reasonable accommodations , who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who will be available at the time and place needed, should contact or be referred to the employer. Applicants who contact the employer by telephone or in person will complete an applicant screening process. The employment contract is made available to the applicant in person, by fax, or email once the screening process is completed and an offer of employment has been made. Telephone or in-person interviews will be at no cost to workers. Walk-in applicants should bring with them documentation of identity and employment eligibility, so that if an offer of employment is made, the required pre-employment paperwork can be completed. Walk-in applications will be accepted at:
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Medjool Date Ag Field Workers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26226-170430
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will apply compost and fertilizer to palm trees using a shovel. Workers will irrigate the palm trees through the use of simple plumbing tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears and knives, and ensure the plumbing is fixed; drained, and maintained in proper working conditions. Workers will dethorn palms by using lettuce knives and machetes.
Workers will collect pollen. Workers will be required to be at a high level from the ground (20 feet) by being lifted on a forklift. Workers will apply pollen to palm trees by using knives and pollen guns for dates. Workers shall work under hot conditions in the summer, and might be exposed to extreme temperatures. Palm trees will be thinned by using garden scissors and de-centered will be conducted by hand. Workers will bag dates. Once dates are ready, workers will harvest and they will be transferred to the packing facility. Workers will pack fruit. Workers will use brooms, mops and water squeegees while at packing facility. Workers might be required to assemble card board boxes, and build pallets using drills and screwdrivers. Workers will load Pallets into trucks either by hand or with the use of a forklift and pallet jacks. Workers shall be required to lift up to 40 lbs. All tools and equipment will be provided to the workers by the employer. Workers will exercise repetitive motions, and might be required to perform extensive walking, stooping, kneeling, bending over, pushing and or pulling.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 40 lb |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 6:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Yuma, Az) |
| Housing | CAPACITY 4, ONE UNIT. SERVICES WILL PROVIDE ACCOMODATION FOR 4 WORKERS WITH 4 BEDROOMS, 3 BATHROOMS, SINGLE FAMILY MODULAR HOME LOCATED ON THE WORKSITE LOCATION; EACH RESTROOM FACILITY HAS ITS OWN SHOWER AND WC WITH MIRROR AND RUNNING HOT WATER. |
| Meals | FURNISH FREE AND CONVENIENT COOKING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide a white 4 door Ford F-150 Pick-up with seating capacity for up to 5 people. The pick-up has current valid plates and insurance, including property damage insurance. Since the work site is located in the same fixed farm location where the housing is located, which is: 9747 S. Ave., 9 ¾ E. Yuma, Arizona 85365, the use of transportation within the farm is unnecessary. |
| Travel to the job | Inbound and return Transportation: The following provisions pertaining to provision or reimbursement for inbound and return transportation and subsistence apply only to persons recruited from outside normal commuting distance: |
| Pay deductions | FICA (if applicable); federal income tax withholding (if applicable); state and/or local tax withholding (if applicable); recovery of any loss to the Company due to damage or loss of equipment/tools; housing or furnishings (beyond normal wear and tear) caused by the worker (if any) The employer will not make any deduction from the wage or require any reimbursement from an employee for any cash shortage, breakage, or loss of equipment, unless it can be shown that such shortage, breakage, or loss is caused by a dishonest or willful act, or by the gross negligence of the employee; medical insurance payments if applicable; cash advances, if applicable; and deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing (if any). No deductions ecept those required or permitted by law will be made which bring the worker's earnings for any pay period below the applicable statutory federal or state minimum wage. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26226-170430 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | DAVID LERMA |
| Posted | Aug 26, 2026 |