Farmworker
D W Benoit Farms, L.L.C.
📍 Welsh, LA · Jefferson Davis Parish
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26288-303302
- 📞 Phone: +1 (337) 329-3919
- ✉️ Email: dwbenoit7@yahoo.com
Employer instructions
Contact Dylan Benoit by email dwbenoit7@yahoo.com to apply to the position, obtain an application for employment, or schedule an interview, Monday-Friday from 7AM-4PM.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26288-303302
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Temporary, seasonal workers needed for crawfish and rice farm. Crawfishing duties include crawfishing in boats, catching crawfish, performing crawfishing duties in fields, manually cutting up of fish bait, baiting/checking traps, grading, washing crawfish for shipment, making repairs to traps as needed. Working in rice fields- tractor, equipment and truck driving, field prep, water maintenance, planting/harvesting of crops, manual shovel work, hoeing weeds, spot spraying, repair and maintenance of bins, equipment and fences; maintenance of field levees, roads, shop; load and unload trucks into grain bins; level grain bins as needed; general farm labor; operating farm equipment; job Involves stooping, lifting, working outside in cold and hot weather. Base hours offered is 40 hours offered; overtime hours are usually offered during plentiful season and may Include an additional 10-40 hours of overtime work depending on the nature of the season.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays.
Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperatures, crop conditions, and other factors.
Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop, or other conditioners beyond the employer's control. These periods can occur anytime throughout the season.
Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Minimum wage offer for H-2A workers only is $9.14/hour when housing is provided by employer. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Welsh, La) |
| Housing | Home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchen, living room, and laundry room. Housing will be clean. Workers will be responsible for maintaining housing in a neat, clean manner. Reasonable repair cost of damage, other than that caused by normal wear and tear, may be charged to workers found to have been responsible for damage to housing or furnishings. |
| Meals | Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so worker may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers have access to stores where they can purchase groceries. |
| Daily transportation | Daily transportation of workers from employer-provided housing to the worksite will be provided at the start of each workday by a company vehicle, i.e. one of the company vans/pickup trucks, at no cost to workers. Daily transportation from the worksite to the employer-provided housing will be provided at the end of each workday (at which time when all work for the day has been completed) by a company vehicle, no cost to workers. |
| Travel to the job | Transportation & related daily subsistence will be provided by the employer or paid by the employer to the worker for reasonable costs incurred for inbound & outbound travel. Employer will provide or pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to groups of H-2A or U.S. workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose & reimburse workers at no less than the most economical & reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make all deductions required by law. Deductions may Include FICA, federal/state tax withholdings, court-ordered child support, garnishments, liens, and other deductions authorized or required by law. Workers must pre-authorize any voluntary deductions. Potential voluntary deductions may include repayment of advances and/or loans, employee health insurance or retirement plan contributions, and/or payment of cell phone, cable/satellite TV, internet or other service(s) for worker's convenience and benefit. Reasonable repair costs of damage to housing other than that caused by normal wear and tear, or loss of equipment/tools will be deducted from workers found to have been responsible for such damage to housing or loss of equipment/tools. Employer will make all deductions in accordance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. Other deductions may be made If expressly authorized by the worker in writing. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26288-303302 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Danielle Toups Young Attorney At Law, L.L.C. |
| Posted | Oct 22, 2026 |