General Farm Labor
Townsend Farms Inc.
📍 Grants Pass, OR · Josephine County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26300-325258
- 📞 Phone: +1 (503) 647-9816
- ✉️ Email: miguel.paz@townsendfarms.com
Employer instructions
EMPLOYER WILL ACCEPT REFERRALS FROM ANY SOURCE. CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO REGISTER AT THEIR NEAREST EMPLOYMENT OFFICE (I.E. WORKSOURCE), WHERE THEY WILL BE APPRISED OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS A MINIMUM OF 30 DAYS OF VERIFIABLE EXPERIENCE IN FARM LABOR WORK.
APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO APPLY FOR THE JOB OPPORTUNITY SHOULD APPLY AT THE NEAREST SWA OFFICE. (20 CFR 655.152(J)). THE SWA WILL APPRISE APPLICANTS OF THE MATERIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT, AND WILL ONLY REFER APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT IF THE APPLICANT INDICATES THAT HE OR SHE IS QUALIFIED, ABLE, WILLING, AND AVAILABLE FOR EMPLOYMENT. (20 CFR 655.155).
APPLY IN PERSON:
-3246 HELMS ROAD GRANTS PASS OR 97527 MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8 AM TO 3:30 PM FOR A HIRING INTERVIEW, OR IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO APPEAR ON-SITE FOR AN INTERVIEW YOU CAN SCHEDULE A PHONE INTERVIEW BY CALLING MIGUEL PAZ AT 503.647.9816 BETWEEN 8 AM TO 3:30 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THIS EMPLOYER WILL NOT HIRE UNDOCUMENTED OR FRAUDULENTLY DOCUMENTED WORKERS.
CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK BACK WITH THE EMPLOYER ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE DATE OF NEED TO CONFIRM THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CHANGES TO THE JOB OPPORTUNITY. CANDIDATES REFERRED BY THE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE (I.E. WORKSOURCE) SHOULD CHECK BACK WITH THE EMPLOYMENT OFFICE NO LATER THAN 5 DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF NEED TO PRESERVE THEIR RIGHTS UNDER 20CFR653.501(V)(B).
EMPLOYER IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE ASSURANCE IN THE REGULATION AT 20 CFR 655.135. ALL QUALIFIED ELIGIBLE U.S. WORKERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THESE JOBS DURING THE POSITIVE RECRUITMENT PERIOD AND THROUGH 50% OF THE CONTRACT PERIOD.
DISCLOSURE OF WORK CONTRACT. EMPLOYER WILL PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ETA 790 CLEARANCE ORDER AND ATTACHMENT TO ANY H-2A WORKER, IN A LANGUAGE UNDERSTOOD BY THE WORKER AS REASONABLE PER 20 CFR 655.122(Q), NO LATER THAN THE TIME AT WHICH WORKER APPLIES FOR THE VISA, OR FOR A WORKER IN CORRESPONDING EMPLOYMENT, NO LATER THAN ON THE DAY WORK COMMENCES.
PER 20 CFR 653.501(D)(2)(V)(D) IF THE EMPLOYER FAILS TO NOTIFY THE ORDER-HOLDING OFFICE AT LEAST 10 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE ORIGINAL DATE OF NEED, THAT THE DATE OF NEED WILL BE AMENDED, THE EMPLOYER SHALL PAY ELIGIBLE (PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION) WORKERS REFERRED THROUGH THE CLEARANCE SYSTEM THE SPECIFIED HOURLY RATE OF PAY, OR IN THE ABSENCE OF A SPECIFIED HOURLY RATE OF PAY, THE HIGHER OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE MINIMUM WAGE FOR THE FIRST WEEK STARTING WITH THE ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED DATE OF NEED
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for General Farm Labor (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26300-325258
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
This job requires a worker to: Perform general field labor across our field in order to plant, maintain, and preserve the plant product in order to produce the most abundant and quality crop. Job duties may vary with regard to the amount of time spent on certain duties.
Duties:
Assist in general duties, such as pruning, applying pesticides and herbicides, and fertilizing crops; hoeing, planting, caning, maintenance of fields, and assisting when needed to harvest and inspect crops by hand.
Repair or disassemble farm posts, fences, etc.
Load/Unload products into trucks.
Operate self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, and fertilize the soil, or to plant, cultivate, and spray crops.
Assist when and if needed to set up and operate irrigation equipment.
Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungi, and weeds
Move shrubs, plants, and trees with wheelbarrows
Participate in the inspection, grading, sorting, storage, and post-harvest treatment of crops.
Assist in any other areas where you might be needed for agricultural operations.
Workers may be expected to ride upon machine berry harvesters in order to provide a visual inspection of the berries harvested thereon.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 1 month |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 30 lb |
General Job Specifications:
*Must possess a minimum of 30 days of verifiable experience in farm labor.
*Must be able to perform all duties within this job description in what can be considered a safe manner, adhering to all established safety guidelines, practices, and procedures.
*Must wear all required and assigned personal protective equipment at all times when required to do so. The worker must wear appropriate seasonal clothing and footwear.
*Training: There will be a demonstration period of 6 days to familiarize workers with the job specifications and to demonstrate proper work techniques, safety methods, and/or specific job requirements.
*The job offered requires that the worker be available for work every day that work is available for the full period of employment. The worker agrees to be available for work and perform the assigned work for the assigned employer whenever work is available through the full period of employment.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $15.55 per hour. |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Grants Pass, Or) |
| Housing | BUNKS/SINGLE BEDS ARE AVAILABLE. COOKING/EATING UTENSILS & TABLES/CHAIRS INSIDE EACH HOUSE; OUTDOOR TABLES/CHAIRS ARE AVAILABLE. PARKING FOR UP TO 5 VEHICLES. THE LABOR HOUSE IS REGISTERED BY OSHA: (a) the listed bunks/single beds and related facilities are available for workers, and (b) workers with families who cannot return to their permanent residence after work will be offered free family housing or free alternative housing arrangements |
| Meals | Employer will furnish cooking facilities, utilities, and utensils at no cost to employees occupying employer-provided housing. Employees will purchase their own food and prepare their own meals. As a convenience to workers who are living in employer-provided housing and may not have private vehicles, it is currently the employer's policy to schedule one weekly trip to a local market without charge to the worker. |
| Daily transportation | The Employer will offer transportation to and from the daily work site (from employer-provided housing to the field) at no cost to the workers via full-sized van trucks owned and fully insured by Townsend Farms Inc. Including: 3 -Ford E350/wagon van with a 15-seating capacity Employer will provide one weekly trip to workers to purchase groceries and perform other errands |
| Travel to the job | See Addendum C |
| Pay deductions | The Employer will make the following deductions from the worker’s wages: FICA taxes, Federal Income tax if required, and other deductions expressly authorized or required by state or federal law, cash advances and repayment of loans, repayment of overpayment of wages to the worker, and any other deductions expressly authorized by the worker in writing. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26300-325258 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Posted | Nov 4, 2026 |