Farmworker/Laborer
Spicewood Vineyards
📍 Spicewood, TX · Burnet County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26301-328247
- 📞 Phone: +1 (512) 557-8879
- ✉️ Email: employment@spicewoodvineyards.com
Employer instructions
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact their nearest Local State Workforce Agency to inquire about this job opportunity and learn about the terms and conditions. SWAs may only refer for employment individuals who have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment and have indicated, by accepting referral to the job opportunity, that he or she is qualified, able, willing, and available for employment. Applicants may also contact the employer for a phone interview between 8:00am and 4:00pm, Monday thru Friday.
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Temporary agricultural workers will perform all duties related to the production and harvest of grapes in a commercial vineyard. Duties include, but are not limited to, pruning grapevines; identifying and removing the proper canes and vines while retaining appropriate fruiting wood and renewal spurs; cleaning up and chipping pruned material; tying canes and cordons to trellis wires; thinning and suckering vines; positioning shoots onto trellis wires; performing first and second shoot thinning and wire positioning; laying plastic; and controlling weeds by hand, with a long-handled hoe, mowing, and weed trimming. Workers will perform general vineyard maintenance necessary for crop production, including removing debris, maintaining vineyard rows and grounds, and repairing and maintaining fences and trellis systems. Workers may install, maintain, and repair irrigation systems and water lines; move and install irrigation pipe and equipment; and dig, clean, and maintain irrigation ditches. As directed and when properly trained, workers may apply fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, plant growth products, soil conditioners, and other approved crop treatments according to label instructions, crop conditions, weather conditions, and employer instructions. During harvest, workers will harvest grapes by hand and/or with agricultural equipment as directed; collect, load, move, and transport harvested grapes from vineyard rows to designated on-farm collection, storage, or handling areas; remove crop and harvest debris; and perform post-harvest vineyard cleanup. Workers must possess the skills and knowledge necessary to properly prune grapevines, including knowing what, when, where, and how much to prune, and must consistently use pruning practices that maintain vine balance, productivity, and plant health. Workers may operate tractors, mowers, sprayers, chippers, utility vehicles, and other agricultural equipment used in vineyard production and must operate all equipment safely and in a manner that protects the worker, other employees, the crop, equipment, and employer property. Workers must follow all employer safety procedures and applicable pesticide and equipment safety requirements. Work is performed outdoors and may require prolonged standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, lifting, and repetitive hand movements. Work hours may increase during peak production and harvest periods and may reach approximately 50 hours per week.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. The employer may request additional work hours based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | H2A Wage Rate is $16.24 |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Spicewood, Tx) |
| Housing | Housing is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, fully furnished apartment that is owned and operated by the employer. |
| Meals | The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals, this includes basic appliances, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and dish washing facilities for meal preparation etc. The employer will also provide (on a regular weekly basis and at no cost) transportation, to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. |
| Daily transportation | For workers residing in employer provided housing only, employer will provide (at no cost to worker) daily transportation from the housing to the worksite(s) and back each day and to the stores weekly. Workers will be transported by either a 6 passenger 2025 Ford F350, or a 6 passenger 2012 F150 that are owned and insured by the employer. Transportation will meet all required regulations. |
| Travel to the job | The employer offers prearranged chartered or commercial bus, van, or plane whichever is the most economical and reasonable means for the distance involved for the inbound and outbound workers travel. Refer to addendum C for continuation. |
| Pay deductions | All deductions required by law will be made from the worker’s paycheck. Social security, federal and state (if applicable) taxes will only be deducted from foreign H-2A workers upon written request. All workers are subject to reasonable repair cost of damage for the repair/replacement of tools and or equipment and the reasonable cost of negligent damage to lodging facilities and vehicles if worker is shown to have caused the shortage or damage by a dishonest or willful act. This may be charged to worker after damage has occurred and upon employees written authorization to make the deduction. Workers who quit or are terminated for cause prior to completing 50% of the contract will be required to reimburse the employer for the full amounts of advanced and/or reimbursed transportation and subsistence. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26301-328247 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | Head Honchos LLC |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |