Farm Worker, Aquaculture
Fat Cat LLC
📍 Rolling Fork, MS · Sharkey County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26230-175487
- 📞 Phone: +1 (662) 822-0519
- ✉️ Email: katfsh@gmail.com
Employer instructions
In order for job applicants to be considered for this position, applicants must submit a completed job application to Fat Cat LLC. Application can be made at local WIN Job Center Interviews may be conducted by phone or in person.
Fat Cat LLC prefers that job applicants:
Mail applications to: Fat Cat LLC, 1017 Greenfield Road, Glen Allen, MS 38744
Email: katfsh@gmail.com
Phone: Bobby Jones, 662 822-0519 Monday-Friday 10 am to 4 pm
Job applicants must complete a job application at WIN Job Center or Fat Cat LLC job application will be provided to applicants who call or "walk in ". Only applicants who have been informed of the job requirements and duties and meet all qualifications on the job order including availability to work complete contract period should be referred by the WIN Job Center. Applicants should be provided a copy of the job order to read before making application for the job opportunity. Applicants meeting all qualifications required must possess documents to complete INS Form I-9 and be available at time and place necessary to begin employment.
Applicants may call employer for appointment but are required to report to Fat Cat LLC to finalize hiring requirements.
✉️ 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, Aquaculture (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26230-175487
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Various tasks relating to the production of catfish including but not limited to: seining, equipment maintenance, grading levees, cutting grass, buoy maintenance, paddle wheel maintenance, feeding, weed-eating etc. Prepare ponds for fingerlings: drain ponds to allow them to dry out by exposure to air. Remove aquatic weeds and level bottom to facilitate seining. Fill the ponds with water. Unload fingerlings and place in ponds. Monitor and correct oxygen levels in pond water, observe fish behavior and physical condition. Monitor water temperature, quality and oxygen levels in all ponds especially at night. Maintain pond areas by removing weeds, grass, etc. Monitor ponds for disease and predatory birds.
Harvest food fish from ponds and loads fish onto trucks for transport. Wades in the pond to position net using a foot to keep the mud line of the net on bottom. Feed fish [hand or mechanical feeder] Performs typical farm and pond maintenance levee repair and maintenance, control predators, pull weeds, mow grass, clean and store equipment, etc. uses seines, dip nets, waders, gloves uses oxygen meter and/or chemical test kit. Able to swim and check screens on pumps for holes under water.Work outside in heat and cold, work in 4'-6 1/2' water in catfish pond. Handle live fish, some heavy lifting (30 pounds.) Will be required to work on repairing equipment including but not limited to electric paddle wheels, PTO driven paddle wheels, tractors, trucks, ATV’s, and oxygen monitoring systems. Will be required to monitor oxygen levels during night time hours, to drive tractors, trucks, forklift equipment, and ATV’s, to remove dead fish from ponds and bury, to fill tractors up with diesel fuel and check oil daily .Use arms and legs and move whole body walking in water, lifting, balancing, and stooping.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 30 lb |
Work is outside (both cold and hot), work in water, able to swim-ponds are 4-6 deep. Some heavy lifting (30 lbs.) Hours of work may vary due to weather conditions etc. Use various types of nets and/or seines to catch fish, uses mowers, hoes, shovels, Alternate work includes cleaning shed areas, removing debris from farm areas, repairing sheds, etc. Able to perform physically demanding job duties. Must be available for entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. Hours of work may vary due to job duties. Applicants meeting all qualifications required must possess documents to complete INS Form I-9 and be available at time and place necessary to begin employment.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | $8.84 H-2A worker |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Rolling Fork, Ms) |
| Housing | Mobile home 32.936177, -90.855479 From Jackson MS, take I-20 West to Vicksburg, exit at 5A, US-61 North to Rolling Fork (43 miles), turn left on SR-16 (2.0) miles, bear right onto Matthews Road .4 miles |
| Meals | Employer housing has free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities for the workers that will enable the workers to prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities are furnished with stove, refrigerator, storage cabinets, food storage containers, cooking utensils, pots and pans, sinks, hot and cold water, cleaning supplies, and dishes. Bed linens, towels, bath cloths etc. are provided to each worker. Necessary cleaning supplies are furnished as needed. Workers are expected to maintain housing in a clean and orderly manner. All trash and debris must be placed in garbage cans provided. Workers are offered free transportation at least once a week to assure workers access to bank and to stores where they can purchase groceries and other needed articles. Licensed drivers will be provided by employer for transportation to and from housing to job site and stores as necessary. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide transportation for workers, at no cost to workers, from employer-provided housing to the worksite at the beginning of each workday and back at the end of each workday. Licensed drivers will be provided by employer for transportation to and from housing to worksite. Licensed Driver: Bobby Jones, Danny Holly and Jon Addison H-2A workers that provide a driver's license All drivers are insured through Nationwide Insurance Trucks 2015 GMC Sierra Seats 5 |
| Travel to the job | Employer will reimburse an employee’s inbound transportation and visa-related expenses (i.e. subsistence, lodging, etc.) in the first workweek to the extent that the costs would bring the worker wages below the FLSA minimum wage. The balance will be reimbursed at 50% of the contract period.” Employer will reimburse the worker cost for the transportation and subsistence from the worker’s home to the consulate. Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation |
| Pay deductions | Federal Tax, Social Security and Medicare deductions-U. S. workers State Tax deductions*-U. S. workers who choose to have taxes withheld Worker is required to notify Fat Cat LLC in writing of their choice regarding withholding or not withholding tax deductions. Fat Cat LLC agrees to withhold Federal Tax deductions and State Tax deductions* if H-2A workers request to have deductions withheld. *Employers are not required to withhold state income tax on agriculture wages in Mississippi. (MS 35.III.11.03 Chapter 03) Non-Residents or Persons who receive Mississippi income and the income exceeds the allowable deductions and exemptions, are required to file a tax return. Fat Cat LLC reports all wages paid as required by law. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26230-175487 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Florene C Hardigree@msn.com |
| Posted | Aug 24, 2026 |