Aquaculture Oyster Technician
Rappahannock River Oysters LLC
📍 Atlantic, VA · Accomack County
- ✔ Vivienda ofrecida
- ✔ Transporte diario
Cómo postularse
Contacte directamente al empleador. En inglés, diga el puesto y el número de caso. Número de caso: JO-A-300-26173-039894
- 📞 Teléfono: +1 (804) 204-1709
- ✉️ Correo: travis@rroysters.com
Instrucciones del empleador
Employer will interview individuals referred through the local holding office (see below). The referring SWA is responsible for informing applicants of all terms and conditions of employment. After coordinating the referral with the order holding office, the referring SWA should contact the employer directly to provide notice of the referral. When possible and if necessary, the SWA should furnish translator services. Employer will communicate the hiring decision directly to the applicant at the phone number, address, or email address applicant provides. Employer advises all applicants to maintain communication with the referring SWA office:
Order Holding Office- Fredericksburg
25036 Lankford Highway, Unit 16
Onley, VA 23418
Phone: (757) 302-2029
In accordance with 20 CFR 653.501(c)(3)(i), employer guarantees to offer U.S. applicants and referrals the number of hours of work specified above for the week beginning with the H-2A contract start date indicated. Hired applicants must contact the SWA or order holding office to verify the start date of need no earlier than nine (9) working days, and no later than five (5) working days, prior to the start date of need specified in the job order. Failure to contact such office in accordance with this requirement shall disqualify the applicant from this assurance.
To be eligible for employment, applicants must:
1.Be able, willing, and available to perform the specified job duties for the duration of the contract period.
2.Have been apprised of all material terms and conditions of employment;
3.Agree to abide by all material terms and conditions of employment;
4.Be legally authorized to work in the United States; AND
5.Satisfy all minimum job requirements
All local and intrastate (in state) applicants must be referred by the order holding office directly to the employer for interview. Interview hours are 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday through Friday, except for federally recognized holidays.
✉️ Modelo de correo en inglés para postularse
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Subject: Application for Aquaculture Oyster Technician (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26173-039894
Qué va a hacer
Texto original en inglés, tal como se registró en el Departamento de Trabajo.
Farm-raised oysters are different than wild oysters in that everything that is harvested has been planted by the oyster farmer one or two years before harvest instead of hunter/gathered by wild fishermen from naturally occurring oyster reefs. Farming shellfish is the same as farming on lands and thus clearly spelled out in the Agriculture Marketing Act, listed as a classification under ?Farm-raised fish? as NAICS 112512 Shellfish Farming.
Our farm creates oyster seed by setting oyster larvae on oyster cultch in setting tanks on land and then growing the resulting seed out in our nursery on our docks for several months. This seed production occurs each year and while the baby oysters are small, ten million baby oyster larvae can fit in the palm of your hand. At the start of it's lifecycle, the oyster begins in our nursery. The seed doubles in size weekly until it is ready to plant in the field when it's about the size of a dime. The next stage is husbandry. Husbandry is the broad term for the care, tasks, and work that it takes to care for the oysters as they grow. The deployment of the seed, the constant splitting of the growing oyster seed into more and more cages, and then redeployment. Our operation has approximately 7000 cages, some float and some sit on the bottom. As the oysters continue to grow in those cages, workers will go about half a mile offshore in our workboats to gather up our cages and floats onto the workboat and bring those cages/floats back onto shore for processing at our dock. The majority of all our workload is processing on the dock, whether for husbandry or harvest. Workers will unload floats and cages from our workboats onto our dock. They will then empty those cages/floats to size and grade the oysters in like sizes and convey those different ranges of sizes back into different cages that are then redeployed to the water or harvested. The consistent splitting, sizing and redeployment of the oysters helps to prevent overcrowding and encourages faster growth.
Workers will participate in the entire oyster lifecycle starting with acceptance of the nearly microscopic product from an oyster hatchery and ending with packaging of finished product. Beginning stage oysters will be grown in individual silos in our nine nursery tanks on the dock once the water temperature meets or exceeds 50degrees F. As the oysters grow, nursery duties include using a bubble tank and vibratory shaker to separate and group oysters by size. Different strains of oysters received from the nursery will also have to be kept separated from each other. During this phase, daily cleaning of the nursery tanks, silos, water supply/discharge are all crucial tasks. Once large enough, oysters are moved out of the nursery tanks and placed by workers into tight mesh bags and cages. They are then placed into either bottom or floating wire cages. Duties during this phase include: working from a boat, ragging oyster bags to and from boat. Cleaning boat. Perform supervised boat maintenance duties. Use tumbler to mechanically sort oysters by size. Sort out dead oysters. Stand on bottom and work in water approximately 4 feet deep. Clean bags and cages. Install buoys and marking poles. Once oysters have been deemed ?market? size, workers duties will include: removing oysters from cages and returning them to the dock. Manually count oysters for packaging. Pack boxes of oysters of varying count size. Make boxes. Load pallets use pallet jack. Lift/carry up to 80lbs; bags of oysters weigh as much as 80lbs. Some oysters will be shucked rather than packaged in the shell. Workers will shuck oysters, clean and package as well as clean the shucking facility. Other task include: Use tools such as pneumatic wire cutter to build and maintain gear for the entire operation. Perform farm property maintenance, like painting and mild repairs (eg, boards on the dock). Deep cleaning of equipment and machinery.
Requisitos
| Estudios | No se exigen |
|---|---|
| Experiencia | 1 mes |
| Otros requisitos | Cargar hasta 80 lb (36 kg) |
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance to be unacceptable. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. The employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities/employment for a set period determined by the supervisor or termination of employment.
Beneficios y condiciones
| Horario | 6:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Pago | Weekly |
| Información del salario | H2A Wage is $11.82 per hour. The adjusted wages is for all H-2A workers |
| Tipo de vivienda | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Temperanceville, Va) |
| Comidas | Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dish washing facilities for meal preparation. Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas shared by all workers. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, and if they choose to use, the employer will provide a company vehicle to use free of charge, once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., Purchase groceries, banking services, shopping). No H2A workers will be providing this transportation as part of their job duties. If needed by the workers, the employer will provide free transportation to the grocery store one time per week. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g) In such circumstances, employer will not charge for such meals. |
| Transporte diario | Employer will provide, without charge to workers incidental, transportation between worksites, and for workers residing in employer provided housing, employer will also provide daily transportation to and from the worksite through the use of a 2004 Ford Explore SUV (Seating Capacity 5) and a 2011 Kia Sedona (Seating Capacity 5). The vehicle(s), provided by the fixed site employer, will adequately accommodate all workers who reside in employer based housing. |
| Viaje hasta el trabajo | Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non- commuting workers, employer pays/reimburses reasonable travel costs (transportation, daily subsistence, and lodging if applicable) from the place worker departed to the employer?s place of employment. See Addendum C |
| Descuentos del salario | Employer will make all deductions required by law (e.g., FICA, federal/state tax withholdings, court-ordered child support, etc.). Workers must pre-authorize voluntary deductions, which may include repayment of advances and/or loans, health insurance premiums, retirement plan contributions, and/or payment of cell phone, cable/satellite TV, internet or other service(s) for worker's convenience and benefit. All deductions will comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and applicable state law. |
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| Número de caso | JO-A-300-26173-039894 |
|---|---|
| Ocupación oficial | Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals (45-2093.00) |
| Agente o abogado del empleador | Phoenix Labor Consultants LLC |
| Publicado el | 9 jul 2026 |