Shrimp Hatchery Laborer
Bowers Hatchery LLC
📍 Palacios, TX · Matagorda County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26294-314882
- 📞 Phone: +1 (361) 972-2973
- ✉️ Email: bhatchery1@gmail.com
Employer instructions
Local Workforce Agency
Word-of-mouth
Gate hire
Telephone interviews will be received: Mon-Fri 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
✉️ 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 Shrimp Hatchery Laborer (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26294-314882
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Employees will be responsible for feeling shrimp brood stock and post larve shrimp, assist management in cultivating algae and maintaining water quality throughout the facility, cleaning and minor repair and maintenance on equipment, cleaning and sanitizing, harvesting eggs, pl's and preparing for shipments to customers and any other duties that may arise in the various hatchery process. Employees will report directly to the hatchery manager for all assignments and duties. Drug tests may be done post-hire at no cost to the workers to ensure worker safety and keep in compliance with workers compensation guidelines. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. Workers must abide by all posted safety and work rules. All workers must be physically able to perform all duties described.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 2 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 60 lb Drug test |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 6:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Palacios, Tx) |
| Meals | Housing is provided free of charge and is equipped with kitchen and cooking facilities. |
| Daily transportation | Workers will be provided transportation daily by 1-6 seat pickup that are farmer owned and covered under a vehicle insurance policy. Workers start time and stopping time will vary depending upon the weather but under normal circumstances will begin at 6:00 AM to approximate 3:00 PM. If workers do not live in farmer offered housing, they will be instructed to be at the shop or housing location to be transported to the job sites if they do not have their own transportation. |
| Travel to the job | Workers will choose the mode of transportation for inbound and outbound transportation. Workers will be reimbursed for inbound transportation of the most economical mode of transportation upon 50% completion of the contract from the place of origin to the place of employment, and outbound transportation upon completion of the contract, any extensions or upon no cause termination from the place of employment to the place of origin or to a certified H2A employer. |
| Pay deductions | FEDERAL, SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE WITHHOLDING ANY ADVANCES ON PAY EARNED. A reasonable cost may be charged for any willful damage to equipment, tools, housing or furnishings to the worker/workers found responsible. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26294-314882 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Posted | Oct 26, 2026 |