Maple Tree Tapper, Farm Laborer
RPDM Sugar Camp, Inc.
📍 Somerset County, ME · Somerset County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26287-299416
- 📞 Phone: +1 (418) 313-3524
- ✉️ Email: rpdmsugarcamp@outlook.fr
Employer instructions
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY MR. PIER-ALEXANDRE POULIN OF RPDM SUGAR CAMP, INC. APPLICANTS MAY CONTACT MR. POULIN BY TELEPHONE: 418-313-3524 OR BY EMAIL AT RPDMSUGARCAMP@OUTLOOK.FR. MR. POULIN WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PHONE INTERVIEWS FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, BETWEEN 09H00 AND 17H00. REFERRALS WILL BE MADE BY MAINE CAREERCENTER LIKE NORTHERN KENNEBEC CAREERCENTER, 23 STANLEY RD, HINCKLEY, MAINE 04944. TELEPHONE: 207-474-4950.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Maple Tree Tapper, Farm Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26287-299416
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Seasonal, full time job in a remote area of Northern Maine working on a maple sap farm performing duties related to harvesting maple sap. All tools and equipment necessary will be provided by the farm owner. Workers will clear brush, install, replace, maintain and remove tubing systems, tap maple trees, evaluate the health of sugar maples for potential sap production, monitor sap flow levels in tubing, pull taps at the end of the season and clean and store equipment. This is outdoor work performed in part during harsh winter temperatures and conditions, and includes extensive walking and frequent stooping.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
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| Experience | Not required |
See Addendum C
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
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| Paid | Biweekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Somerset County, Me) |
| Housing | WATER, ELECTRICITY, FLUSH TOILETS, LAUNDRY MACHINES, WASHBASIN, SHOWER, KITCHEN FACILITIES, GARBAGE CONTAINERS AND FIRST-AID KIT. |
| Meals | THE EMPLOYER WILL OFFER WORKERS ONSITE ACCOMMODATION AND WILL PROVIDE WORKERS WITH FREE AND CONVENIENT COOKING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES FOR WORKERS, ONSITE, TO PREPARE THEIR OWN MEALS. WORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR RESIDENCE THE SAME DAY CAN CHOOSE TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN MEALS OR THE EMPLOYER CAN ARRANGE MEALS TO BE PROVIDED FOR THEM. EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT $16.78 FROM THE WORKER'S WAGES, PER DAY, FOR PROVIDED MEALS. |
| Daily transportation | PER 655.122(h), THE EMPLOYER WILL PROVIDE FREE DAILY TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN PROVIDED HOUSING AND THE WORKSITE(S). TRANSPORTATION WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY LICENSED DRIVERS, IN SAFE, INSURED VEHICLES, WITH SEATBELTS, IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS. THE EMPLOYER WILL PAY WORKERS USING THEIR OWN TRANSPORT AND NOT STAYING IN PROVIDED HOUSING REASONABLE COSTS UPON COMPLETION OF 50% OF THE WORK CONTRACT. |
| Travel to the job | IF THE EMPLOYER HAS NOT ALREADY ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE COSTS TO THE WORKER, AFTER THE WORKER COMPLETES 50% OF THE WORK CONTRACT PERIOD, THE EMPLOYER WILL PAY THE WORKER FOR REASONABLE COSTS INCURRED BY THE WORKER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DAILY SUBSISTENCE FROM THE PLACE FROM WHICH THE WORKER CAME TO WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER, WHETHER IN THE U.S. OR ABROAD, AS WELL AS COSTS INCURRED BY THE WORKER FOR OBTAINING A VISA, AND UPON COMPLETING THE CONTRACT OR BEING DISMISSED EARLY, RETURN. |
| Pay deductions | WORKERS WILL BE PAID FOR ALL HOURS WORKED AT THE WAGE RATE INDICATED IN THE JOB ORDER OR IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE WORK IS PERFORMED, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER, AS REQUIRED AT 20 CFR 655.122(l) AND PER SECTION H-2A OF THE INA. THE REQUIRED WAGE MAY BE DIFFERENT THAN IT IS AT THE TIME OF FILING THIS JOB OFFER. THE EMPLOYER WILL USE A SINGLE WORKWEEK AS ITS STANDARD FOR COMPUTING WAGES DUE. WORKERS WILL BE PAID BI-WEEKLY. FEDERAL AND STATE TAXES WILL BE DEDUCTED, AS WELL AS MEALS, IF APPLICABLE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH 20 CFR 655.122(p)(1-2): 1. A WEEKLY INTERNET ACCESS FEE OF UP TO $10 MAY BE DEDUCTED. 2. A FEE OF UP TO $25 MAY BE DEDUCTED FOR EACH INSTANCE IN WHICH AN EMPLOYEE USES THE EMPLOYER'S VEHICLE FOR NON-WORK RELATED PERSONAL ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO OBTAINING BASIC SUPPLIES AND PROVISIONS. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26287-299416 |
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| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Dreher Law |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |