Farm Workers And Laborers
Millbrook Cricket Farm, Inc.
📍 Richland, MS · Rankin County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26298-321311
- 📞 Phone: +1 (601) 932-9333
- ✉️ Email: robert@millbrookcrickets.com
Employer instructions
Prospective applicants will be considered for employment by applying through the local SWA or contacting the employer/hiring manager and showing proof that they meet the qualification/experience requirements. All applicants must apply directly to the employer during normal business hours of 8:00 am 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. In-person or phone interviews will be required. Applicants must call Millbrook Cricket Farm, Inc. at (601) 932-9333 prior to coming to the employers location to schedule an appointment. Applicants are NOT to come in for an interview without having scheduled an interview prior to arrival. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written proof establishing prior work experience. References may be contacted by employer to verify work experience. Workers should be notified of terms, conditions and nature of employment by the local employment office prior to referral. This notification will ensure applicants are able to review all information regarding employment, make an informed decision regarding the job, and compliance with disclosure requirements in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(q). Interstate and Intrastate candidates will be interviewed over the phone.
Compliance screens of workers will be done using the following criteria: 1) confirm availability, qualifications, ability, and willingness to perform work described in work contract/agreement and confirm intention to work the entire season, 2) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, conditions, and nature of work/job by local employment agency, 3) local workers confirm availability of reliable daily transportation to and from the job site for the entire season. Non local workers confirm availability of transportation to job site to begin work, 4) affirmative confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US as described below. 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, the employer may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to OFLC and DHS in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(n). Workers who are reasonably able to return to their residence within the same day will not be provided with housing, subsistence and transportation.
Employer will only complete the hiring process with workers who possess original identity and employment eligibility documents sufficient to complete USCIS Form I-9, as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. This is to ensure that the employer is only hiring workers legally entitled to work in the United States. All new hires must complete the Form I-9, as required by IRCA, prior to their first day of work. Workers that cannot provide this documentation will not be allowed to work until it is provided.
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Farm Workers And Laborers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26298-321311
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Workers will perform all activities required to breed, raise, and pack live crickets. Crickets are grown in 4-foot boxes weighing approximately 40 to 50 pounds each, stacked on racks up to 8 feet in height inside warehouse production facilities on the employer's farm. Production facilities must be maintained above 90 degrees to ensure correct cricket growth and will reach approximately 100 degrees for extended periods during the summer months. Workers will feed, water, clean, and provide general care for the crickets on a daily basis.
Feeding duties require lifting 50-pound bags of feed, climbing a 7-foot ladder to pour feed into feed bins, and using a feed scoop to place feed on the feed tray in each growing box. The entire production facility is fed three times per week. Watering duties require placing the drinker in each box correctly so that water does not leak out and destroy the box. Eggs and baby crickets must be moved to the appropriate containers and locations as directed by the employer.
Packing duties require climbing a 7-foot ladder, pulling growing boxes from racks, placing boxes on a cart, stacking up to five boxes per cart, and transporting them to the packing area. At the packing area, workers will remove old feed, cricket manure, and fillers from each box, then lift the box and pour the mature crickets into the cricket packer. Workers will pack crickets in boxes and load them onto trucks for shipment. Because this is a live product, all handling must be performed with extreme care and proper technique to avoid loss of crickets, and the work environment is high-stress and deadline-driven.
Preparing boxes for production requires working in a stooped position for extended periods. Fillers removed from packed-out boxes are lined up on the ground and cleaned, typically for approximately two hours per day. After fillers are cleaned, each packed-out box must be cleaned of all dirt, spider eggs, and spider webs, the fillers returned to the box, and the box placed back on the rack for new crickets. All production areas must be swept, cleaned, and maintained to a high degree of cleanliness throughout the season; failure to do so directly reduces production.
Workers will also operate tractors, lifts, small power tools, and hand tools, and will maintain the grounds and buildings located on the farm. Miscellaneous activities will be performed both inside and outside the warehouses.
There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on production, shipping schedule, weather, and facility conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb Drug test Background check |
Work performed outside is performed in all weather conditions, including cold and rain. Workers will be exposed to farm pests including snakes, rats, and spiders. Work is performed across multiple warehouses and requires walking the rows in each warehouse to pull boxes. Workers must be able to walk 5 to 10 miles per day, stand for extended periods (no job function is performed seated), lift up to 50 pounds, climb to heights of 6 feet, and work in extreme temperatures both inside and outside the warehouses. Continued in Addendum C.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $13.93 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Richland, Ms) |
| Meals | The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient kitchen and cooking facilities to prepare meals. The workers will be allowed time to drive themselves or will be transported to a store or market to purchase their own food and cooking supplies. Employer provided housing contains a refrigerator, stove, oven, and operational sink with hot and cold water under pressure. In the event that the workers are unable to prepare meals at the housing location, the employer will provide three sufficient meals a day free of charge. |
| Daily transportation | Employer will provide workers that reside in employer provided or secured housing with transportation from the housing to the worksite daily at no cost to the worker. Continued in Addendum C. |
| Travel to the job | After worker has completed 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of employment. Employee transportation will be arranged to and from their country of origin by either plane, train, bus, taxi service or own vehicle; whichever is most economical. The employer will properly reimburse employees for such travel as defined in 20 CFR 655.122(h). Continued in Addendum C. |
| Pay deductions | Employer will make all deductions required by law (e.g., federal/state tax withholdings, court ordered child support, etc.). If workers voluntarily and explicitly authorize the employer in writing, the employer may deduct income taxes from H-2A worker wages. When explicitly authorized by the worker in writing, the cost of elected healthcare benefits; reimbursement of approved cash advances; retirement plan contributions; cell phone, cable/satellite TV, internet or other service(s) for workers’ benefit and convenience may be deducted from workers’ pay. Employer may charge reasonable costs for lost, replacement, or damaged tools, equipment, or property or fines for acts committed by the worker on the road while driving an employer provided vehicle, and he or she is at fault. Continued in Addendum C. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26298-321311 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | C.O.C. Placement Service |
| Posted | Nov 2, 2026 |