Farmworkers And Laborers
Dixie Belle Peaches LLC
📍 Ward, SC · Saluda County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26292-308563
- 📞 Phone: +1 (803) 685-7735
- ✉️ Email: mforrest@dixiebellepeaches.com
Employer instructions
Interested candidates are to contact their local State Workforce Agency (SWA). Candidates should be fully apprised by the local SWA office of the terms, conditions and nature of employment prior to referral and may be given a copy of the ETA Form 790 and its corresponding attachments. SWA agents who have screened candidates for all season availability, legality to work in the US, and who are willing, able and qualified to perform the job duties may fax referrals to 803-685-5744; or mail them to PO Box 445, Ridge Spring, SC 29129. Office hours for applicants are Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Applicants referred on this job order should be advised that they must possess legal, suitable documents to complete Form I-9 as required by USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security.
Person seeking employment as a farm laborer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer, possess 2 months experience hand harvesting fruits and vegetables with verifiable sources, be subject to a post hire background check at no expense of their own and pass a post-hire free of charge drug test. These steps are intended to ensure that the safety of the work environment and end consumer is not compromised as mandated by the Global G.A.P Audit, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the USDA Good Agricultural Practices & Good Handling Practices Audit. Convictions of criminal conduct that present a potential compromise of food security in accordance with the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 will be cause for discharge. The employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to the employment service if employer discovers a criminal conviction record or status as a registered sex offender that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers. Although an international or US drivers license is not required, all applicants must be in compliance with Federal, State and local licensing requirements for safe employer vehicle operation. Applicants who have been disbarred from licensing for multiple DUIs will not be eligible.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26292-308563
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Dixie Belle Peaches LLC will be utilizing the staggered entry for their 2027 H2A season.
Group 1: 150 workers to start on 1/4/2027 through 8/31/2027.
Group 2: 100 workers to start on 03/29/27 through 8/31/2027.
Group 3: 85 workers to start on 04/05/27 through 08/31/27.
The farm work position includes duties associated with the planting, pruning, thinning, picking and packing of peaches, and, the planting and harvesting of strawberries. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 50 pounds for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. It also includes making important decisions based on size, coloring, and ripeness according to prescribed standards.
This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm.
Job Specifications
Pruning Peach Trees: While pruning trees, workers will receive proper tools for the particular job, i.e., saw, prunes, and hand snips. These tools will be returned to the employer at the end of the task. The cost of tools destroyed maliciously or lost carelessly will be charged to the worker. The supervisor will set a standard or pattern for each orchard and will demonstrate and communicate this to workers. Workers will be assigned rows of trees and must prune each tree according to the predetermined standard. In some instances, fruit pruning will be done from a six-foot ladder weighing up to 30 lbs. All workers must be able to lift and carry ladder, as well as work from the top of the ladder. Workers must remove all resulting material from the fruit trees rendered from performing pruning tasks. When pruning is complete on each tree, each worker is required to rake and scatter the resulting brush in the center of the tractor/equipment middles. As each row is pruned, workers will receive credit for the number of trees pruned. This number is transferred manually or electronically for production records. Workers will be required to pick up and return pruning ladders to the ladder wagon provided by the grower at the end of each work day or as directed by the grower or designed supervisor.
Thinning Peach Trees: While thinning trees, workers will be instructed as to how close together fruit should be spaced and which fruit are most desirable to leave or take. The supervisor will set a standard or pattern for each orchard and will demonstrate and communicate this to workers. In some instances, fruit thinning will be done from a six-foot ladder weighing up to 30 lbs. All workers must be able to lift and carry ladder, as well as work form the top of the ladder. Rows will be assigned to each worker and it is the responsibility of the worker to complete the trees on the row according to the supervisor's instructions. Limbs must not be torn from the tree, nor should limbs be completely stripped of leaves or fruit. Proper spacing and selection of fruit are critical to maximizing the trees potential yield. Fruit thinners will thin fruit using hands and/or plastic bat to knock off excess fruit taking care to walk around entire tree before moving to the next. Workers will be required to pick up and return thinning ladders to the ladder wagon provided by the grower at the end of each work day or as directed by the grower or designed supervisor. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test Background check |
Employer may conduct drug/alcohol testing post-employment and at the employer's expense.
Employer may conduct criminal background checks post-employment and at the employer's expense.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | The wage rate for H2A is $11.02 |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Ridge Spring, Sc) |
| Housing | Housing Units are built specifically for compliance with the DOL OSHA standards set forth in 29 CFR 1910.142. The units possess beds, showers, lavatories, and space for storing personal items. There is a shared kitchen with ample cooking and refrigeration, provided appliances, a common dining area and laundry facilities. All utilities are provided free of charge. Employees residing in the housing may have mail directed to their respective addresses. |
| Meals | Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. No charge will be made for the provided beds, appliances, cooking utensils and similar items furnished to workers to whom housing is provided hereunder unless unlawfully removed or damaged beyond normal wear and tear. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) weekly transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. If for any reason the kitchen facilities become unavailable due to fire or calamity, the employer will provide 3 meals per day for which a deduction shall be made until the kitchen facilities become operable. |
| Daily transportation | The employer will provide free transportation between the employer's housing and the worksite for any worker who is provided housing. The use of transportation by the worker is voluntary, and no worker will be required as a condition of employment to utilize the transportation offered by the employer. |
| Travel to the job | After a worker has completed fifty percent of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place the worker came from to the place of work, if such costs are borne by the worker. |
| Pay deductions | The Adverse Effect Wage Rate, the prevailing hourly wage rate, the piece rate, the agreed upon collective bargaining rate, or the federal or state minimum wage rate, whichever is greatest, will be the minimum rate of pay. At the time of submission of this order, the applicable wage is $12.56. The wage rate for H2A only will be $11.02. The Employer assures that if a change in the AEWR, prevailing hourly wage rate, or federal minimum wage rate requires an increase in the guaranteed minimum, such increase will be paid as of the effective date of the increase. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26292-308563 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Low Country Labor Company |
| Posted | Oct 20, 2026 |