Gin Workers
Associated Growers Co-Op Inc
📍 Florence, AL · Lauderdale County
- ✔ Moradia oferecida
- ✔ Transporte diário
Como se candidatar
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- 📞 Telefone: +1 (256) 683-2199
- ✉️ E-mail: oakgin@comcast.net
Instruções do empregador
Interested candidates are to contact their local State Workforce Agency (SWA). Candidates should be fully apprised by the local SWA office of the terms, conditions and nature of employment prior to referral and may be given a copy of the ETA Form 790 and its corresponding attachments. SWA agents who have screened candidates for all season availability, legality to work in the US, and who are willing, able and qualified to perform the job duties may mail them to 15031 Browns Ferry Road, Athens, GA 35611 . Office hours for applicants are Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Applicants referred on this job order should be advised that they must possess legal, suitable documents to complete Form I-9 as required by USCIS and the Department of Homeland Security.
Person seeking employment as a farm laborer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer, possess 2 months experience hand harvesting fruits and vegetables with verifiable sources, may be subject to a post hire background check at no expense of their own and pass a post-hire free of charge drug test. These steps are intended to ensure that the safety of the work environment and end consumer is not compromised as mandated by the Global G.A.P Audit, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the USDA Good Agricultural Practices & Good Handling Practices Audit. Convictions of criminal conduct that present a potential compromise of food security in accordance with the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 will be cause for discharge. The employer 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. Although an international or US drivers license is not required, all applicants must be in compliance with Federal, State and local licensing requirements for safe employer vehicle operation. Applicants who have been disbarred from licensing for multiple DUIs will not be eligible.
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Subject: Application for Gin Workers (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26182-070428
O que vai fazer
Texto original em inglês, como foi registrado no Departamento do Trabalho.
The farm work position includes duties associated with the preparation of ginning of cotton. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 75 pounds for long periods of time.
General Duties: Preventive maintenance, sweeping gin, general cleaning, lifting, driving forklift, and skid steer loader, driving tractor, pulling sample from bale, placing label on bale, loading seed trucks both out of over-head bins and with elevator, loading baled cotton trucks, helping keep track of bale numbers, removing tarps (both conventional modules and round modules) from cotton modules and tying out mote bales is work that requires adherence to important safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team-based attitude and with consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase the product.
Cotton Baling Press: Workers will tie, tag and bag bales of cotton as they come out of the press. Workers will attach ties to the bales while they are still in the press to secure cotton. Workers must take care that the straps are attached correctly and securely as to not cause injuries to the workers and equipment. Workers will remove a sample of the cotton from each bale per their supervisors instructions. Workers will then bag the bales of cotton, and place a tag on the bag. Workers will then load the bales on the bale hoister. Bales are then loaded into a vehicle for transport.
Mote Press: Workers will tie, tag, and bag bales of mote as they come out of the press. Workers will attach ties to the bales while they are still in the press to secure cotton. Workers must take care that the straps are attached correctly and securely as to not cause injuries. Workers will then bag the bales of mote and place a tag on the bag. Workers will then load the bales on the bale hoister. Bales are then loaded into a vehicle for transport.
Workers may be required to perform work in the gin that is incidental to the duties listed in the application such as refilling supplies, cleaning lint filters, sweeping floors, assisting the gin operator with repairs, making repairs to the equipment, clearing blockages, and operating various equipment. This is a demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Cotton bales weigh up to 500lbs. Workers must take care to follow their supervisors instructions to ensure all workers safety.
Shed Sanitation: All workers will be responsible for picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors and other farm and shed sanitation duties.
This work requires adherence to important safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional, team- based attitude and with consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers.
Requisitos
| Escolaridade | Nenhuma exigida |
|---|---|
| Experiência | 2 meses |
| Outros requisitos | Carregar até 75 lb (34 kg) Exame toxicológico Checagem de antecedentes |
Employer may conduct drug/alcohol testing post-employment and at the employer's expense.
Employer may conduct criminal background checks post-employment and at the employer's expense.
Benefícios e condições
| Horário | 7:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Pagamento | Weekly |
| Informações do salário | Wage rate for H2A workers only is $10.05 per hour |
| Tipo de moradia | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Florence, Al) |
| Moradia | Housing Units are built specifically for compliance with the DOL OSHA standards set forth in 29 CFR 1910.142. The units possess beds, showers, lavatories, and space for storing personal items. There is a shared kitchen with ample cooking and refrigeration, provided appliances, a common dining area and laundry facilities. All utilities are provided free of charge. Employees residing in the housing may have mail directed to their respective addresses. |
| Refeições | Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. No charge will be made for the provided beds, appliances, cooking utensils and similar items furnished to workers to whom housing is provided hereunder unless unlawfully removed or damaged beyond normal wear and tear. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) weekly transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. If for any reason the kitchen facilities become unavailable due to fire or calamity, the employer will provide 3 meals per day for which a deduction shall be made until the kitchen facilities become operable. |
| Transporte diário | The employer will provide free transportation between the employer?s housing and the worksite for any worker who is provided housing. The use of transportation by the worker is voluntary, and no worker will be required as a condition of employment to utilize the transportation offered by the employer. The employer will utilize a 2010 Ford F250 that will seat 5 to provide daily transportation from the housing unit to the worksite daily, grocery store and other errands once a week. |
| Viagem até o trabalho | After a worker has completed fifty percent of the work contract period, the employer will reimburse the worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place the worker came from to the place of work, if such costs are borne by the worker. |
| Descontos no salário | The employer will make the following deductions from the worker?s wages: FICA taxes and federal income tax withholdings as required by Federal, State, and local law. |
| Número do caso | JO-A-300-26182-070428 |
|---|---|
| Ocupação oficial | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Agente ou advogado do empregador | Low Country Labor Company |
| Publicada em | 13 de jul. de 2026 |