Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop
Legacy Labor, Inc.
📍 Portage, MI · Kalamazoo 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-300-26306-336980
- 📞 Teléfono: +1 (231) 878-4618
- ✉️ Correo: jobs@legacylabor.com
Instrucciones del empleador
All local and intrastate (instate) applicants are to apply directly to the employer, between the hours of 9:00 am-3:00 pm Monday- Thursday. Applicants may apply by emailing their resume or application to Julianne Fritz or call Monday Thursday 9:00 am until 3:00 pm to schedule an in-person interview. All applicants may apply at any local state workforce agency (SWA). SWA staff is encouraged at call The Order Holding Office (OHO) regarding questions, concerns or to initiate a referral of a qualified worker. The Applicant Holding Offices (AHO) must apprise the applicant of all terms and conditions of employment prior to referral. For interstate (out of state) and Intrastate applicants, apply at the local state employment agency. WA staff should attempt to make a referral while the applicant is at the Job Service office during times disclosed above. Over the phone interviews (for non-local applicants) will be done once employer has received written confirmation that the employer has complied with all disclosure requirements in accordance with 20 CFR500.76. Participation and monitoring of the interview process by SWA staff guarantees proper disclosure of the terms and conditions and protects the integrity of the interview process. Workers should be fully apprised by the local employment office of the terms, conditions, and nature of employment prior to referral. This will enable applicants to review all the information and make an informed decision about the job and will ensure compliance with disclosure requirements. Completing an application is part of the interview process. Workers are screened for compliance with the following criteria: 1) confirm ability, availability, qualifications, and willingness to perform work described and confirm intention to work the entire season, 2) 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, 3) confirmation of full disclosure of all terms, condition, and nature of work-job by local employment staff,4) affirmative confirmation of legal qualifications to work in the US as described below. Workers recruited against the job order from within normal commuting distance will not be provided with housing, subsistence, and transportation. Only workers legally entitled to work in the United States and who possess original identity and employment eligibility documents sufficient to complete INS Form I-9, as required by the Immigration and Nationality Act, will be permitted to complete the hiring process. Workers referred against this order should be informed that they must have these documents in their possession when they arrive at the place of employment. Provided those workers complete section 1 of form I-9, workers will have three business days to produce the required documentation to complete section 2 of form I-9, as provided in the Act. Workers not providing this documentation will not be bellowed to go to work on the fourth business day of employment, or any subsequent days until the documentation is provided, as provided in the Act. The employer does not conduct background checks but may terminate the worker (foreign and/or domestic) with notification to the employment service 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. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact their nearest State Workforce Agency local office (i.e. SWA) to receive terms and conditions of employment and to apply for the job opportunity. To locate the nearest Michigan Works! Agency, please visithttps://www.michiganworks.orgor call 800-285-WORKS (9675).
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Subject: Application for Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26306-336980
Qué va a hacer
Texto original en inglés, tal como se registró en el Departamento de Trabajo.
Crops: Annual Bedding Plants, vegetable plants, flowering hanging baskets, geraniums, flowering patio pots, herbs, combination hanging plants, combination patio pots, fern pots, hanging fern baskets, mums, annuals, perennials, vegetables, fruits, succulents, herbaceous annuals and perennials, seedlings, annual flats, and potted annuals.
Planting, sticking cuttings, watering plants, loading carts, pulling orders, cleaning, pulling weeds, maintenance and upkeep of facility outside and inside, mowing, trimming, cutting trees, cleaning/pruning flowers, snow removal, white washing the greenhouse, putting pots together, working on planting line, sowing seed, labeling, equipment maintenance and operating, general greenhouse labor, working on planting lines, setting and picking up product, hanging baskets, spacing pots and flats, splitting wood and sweeping floors. Transplanting seedlings and cuttings, filling containers and trays, labeling flats, pots and containers. Moving trays, containers, baskets, and hanging baskets. Pulling orders for flats, containers, and baskets. Clean designated work areas. Weeding greenhouse area and product. Assembling trays, containers, and baskets. Drip line replacement/ repair. Ground cover replacement/repair. Digging holes/excavation. Ag Equipment operator/maintenance.
Additional job duties: Working in onsite show beds, stock beds and fields. Assist with plant production to include trimming, splitting, potting, and moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields. Workers will assist with plant growing to include weeding, planting beds and fields, working in on-site landscaping of show beds, trimming, pruning plant inventory, and moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields. Assist with plant shipment to include cleaning, organizing, moving plants into and out of on-site greenhouses and fields, watering, weeding, boxing, and tagging plants for shipping and loading trucks.
Farm Equipment Operation: Workers may be required to operate farm equipment during daily operations, as an incidental activity. Before any worker is required to operate any farm equipment, workers will be instructed in the safety and operation of the tractor before driving the tractor. Tractors should be driven in a manner to protect operator, other workers, products, trees, crops, and equipment. Repeated failure to obey safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.
General Maintenance: Workers will perform various duties for upkeeping of the nursery property, lawns, gardens, greenhouses, fields, equipment, and buildings. These duties may include painting of nursery buildings, fence repair, mowing, weed eating, and other general building and ground maintenance.
This job order covers multiple worksites with staggered start dates. Workers will perform the job duties described in this order at the worksites listed in Section F.
On January 4, 2027, four (4) workers will begin employment at John Schuring Jr. Co. Greenhouses.
On January 18, 2027, two (2) workers will begin employment at R&D Greenhouse LLC.
On February 8, 2027, three (3) workers will begin employment at Ken’s Greenhouse.
On February 15, 2027, five (5) workers will begin employment at Westrate Greenhouses.
On March 1, 2027, five (5) workers will begin employment at Kloosterman Greenhouses.
The total number of workers requested is nineteen (19). All workers will be employed through September 25, 2027. Each worker’s period of employment will begin on the applicable start date listed above and end on September 25, 2027.
Requisitos
| Estudios | No se exigen |
|---|---|
| Experiencia | 2 meses |
| Otros requisitos | Cargar hasta 75 lb (34 kg) Prueba de drogas |
2 months experience working in a commercial greenhouse. On-site-training for curtain task. Applicants must furnish affirmative job references from recent employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY: This employer will strive to provide a safe and healthful work environment, free of substance abuse, for the protection of our associates, employees and visitors. The use, possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited.
Beneficios y condiciones
| Horario | 7:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Pago | Weekly |
| Información del salario | Wage offers to H-2A workers no less than $15.00/hour (Michigan state minimum wage) |
| Tipo de vivienda | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Portage, Mi) |
| Vivienda | Employer reserves the right to move workers between approved housing locations listed in this job order as needed. |
| Comidas | Employers will furnish free cooking and kitchen facilities to those workers who are entitled to live in the employers' housing so that workers may prepare their own meals. Workers will buy their own groceries. Once a week the employers will offer to provide (on a voluntary basis by the workers) free transportation to assure workers access to the closest store where they can purchase groceries. In the event kitchen facilities are not available, or become unavailable during the season, workers staying in employer housing will be provided 3 meals per day at the current subsistence rate as posted in the federal register. Workers staying in employer provided housing that does not have kitchen facilities to prepare their own meals will be provided 3 meals per day at the current subsistence rate posted in the federal register. If this rate changes after the start of the contract, workers will be notified of the updated rate. |
| Transporte diario | Workers staying in employer housing: Workers will be provided employer owned transportation to and from work daily from the housing. Daily transportation schedule will coincide with the work schedule outlined on this application, or as agreed upon between employer and employee based on seasonal demands and/or workload. If needed multiple trips will be made if needed. |
| Viaje hasta el trabajo | (a) Incoming: At the filing of this job order that is not known based on appointment availability at the consulate. The Employer will not advance transportation and subsistence costs to workers for transportation to or from the place of employment. Employer will provide or reimburse workers as outlined in the regulations the most economical cost of transportation subsistence costs during travel. See contract for additional details. |
| Descuentos del salario | The employer will make the following deductions from the Worker's wages: FICA taxes, Medicare, Local, State (if applicable) and Federal Income tax as required by law. Workers will be charged for the following: cash advances and repayment of loans, meals (if applicable) repayment of over payment of wages to the worker, recovery of any loss to the employers due to workers damage (beyond normal wear and tear), or loss of equipment or housing items if shown the worker is responsible. and any other charges expressly authorized by the Worker inwriting. If the employee voluntarily purchases items from the employer it will be at cost and not result in a profit for the employer. FICA, State and Federal taxes will not be deducted from those worker ’s wages that are working under a temporary, agricultural visa, unless it’s discovered it is required or if the worker request withholding and the employer agrees to do so as stated by the IRS. |
Otros lugares de trabajo
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Kalamazoo, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Paw Paw, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
- Mattawan, MI · 4 ene 2027 – 25 sept 2027 · 19 puestos
| Número de caso | JO-A-300-26306-336980 |
|---|---|
| Ocupación oficial | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Publicado el | 2 nov 2026 |