Farm Worker
Fuller Orchards LLC
📍 Palisade, CO · Mesa County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26306-337524
- 📞 Phone: +1 (970) 778-7390
- ✉️ Email: sales@fullerorchards.com
Employer instructions
Applicants may contact Rachel Owens M - F, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. Applicants may call 970-778-7390 or email at sales@fullerorchards.com. Interviews will be held M-F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm.
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Winter pruning of peach trees, rake brush, plant trees, clean/maintain work area, cut weeds, thin blossoms/fruit from trees. Harvest cherries/peaches/pears at correct ripeness, pack into shipping boxes. Must be able to climb down ladder with 35 lbs pack. Must pick 10 bushel bags (50 lbs) per hour for job retention. Workers will be trained in food safety and must follow guidelines to retain employment.
Employer will abide by all of Colorado's agricultural laws to include Senate Bill 21-087 ("SB87") and the Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order (COMPS order) #38.
Effective 1/1/25, overtime must be paid after 48 hours worked per week, or 56 hours worked per week for up to 22 “peak weeks” for highly seasonal employers.
Requirements
| Education | None required |
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| Experience | Not required |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 50 lb |
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
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| Paid | Biweekly |
| Pay details | $15.16/hr. to H2A worker |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Palisade, Co) |
| Housing | White farm house with 2 bedrooms, 10 beds, 1 bathroom, 1 porch rooms, 1 full kitchen. All housing owned by employer. Directions to all housing: I-70 from Grand Junction. Exit 37 to CO 141. East on C 1/2 Rd. Follow main paved road approx. 4.5 miles to farm headquarters. Tag# 2237 (Thomas White Farm House)- fixed |
| Meals | Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances including refrigerator, cooking accessories, and sinks with hot and cold water for dishwashing, for workers to prepare their own meals. Employer will provide transportation, at no cost to the workers, to local grocery store on a weekly basis for workers to purchase groceries, supplies, and run other errands as needed. Employer offers free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers and at least once every three weeks for range workers. |
| Daily transportation | Employer agrees to provide free transportation with a 1994 GMC van, 1995 Chevy van, 1996 GMC van, 2006 Ford van, and 2011 Chevy van each seating 15, owned and insured by the company, between housing provided by the employer and the employer’s worksite and back, to the store for groceries and supplies at least weekly, and any other transportation needed. Free, daily transportation is not available to local workers who do not reside in employer-provided housing. |
| Travel to the job | The employer agrees to reimburse worker upon arrival for reasonable costs incurred for travelling by bus or van, and for daily subsistence (no less than $16.78/day, and no more than $68/day with receipts), from the place from which the worker came to the place of employment. If the worker completes the work contract period, employer agrees to pay the bus or van fare and daily subsistence for the worker to return from the place of employment to the place from which the worker came to work. |
| Pay deductions | 0.45% deduction with an equal employer match paid to the state to cover required medical/family leave. All deductions required by law. This is a Skill Level 1 application. The employer will pay the highest applicable wage rate required by law. For 2026 in Colorado, the AEWR is $16.68 per hour for Skill Level 1 and $20.28 per hour for Skill Level 2. These rates apply to all U.S. workers in corresponding employment. H-2A workers provided no-cost housing may receive the State minimum wage rate of $15.16 (Skill Level 1) or the adjusted H2A rate of $18.11 (Skill Level 2), which already includes the $1.52 per-hour housing credit established by DOL. No further deduction should be made. |
| Case number | JO-A-300-26306-337524 |
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| Official occupation | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | The Kershaw Law Firm PC |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |