Farm Workers And Laborers, Crop
LaFollette’s Greenhouse & Farms Inc
📍 Surgoinsville, TN · Hawkins County
- ✔ Moradia oferecida
- ✔ Transporte diário
Como se candidatar
Entre em contato direto com o empregador. Em inglês, diga a função e o número do caso. Número do caso: JO-A-300-26307-340926
- 📞 Telefone: +1 (423) 357-1526
- ✉️ E-mail: hl@lafollettesgreenhouse.com
Instruções do empregador
Referrals of individuals will be made through "job holding office" in order to ascertain employment information. Employer will accept referrals who may apply direct or referred from any other source. The job seeker will be informed of the terms and conditions of the job by the information contained in the job order. These job orders are entered by geographical/administrative areas within the state. This is done to ensure that local job seekers have equal access to these job opportunities. These offices are referred to as the job holding office. The job holding office will refer all interested applications to the employer with a copy of the job order(s), which contains all pertinent information concerning the job. The employer agrees to interview all US workers referred by DES for;
1. Availability and commitment to work the entire length of the contract
2. Have transportation to the job site
3. Have been fully apprised of the job information, terms and conditions of the job and the nature of the employment
4. Workers state he/she can physically perform the job requirements
5. Ability to provide documentation to complete the INS Form I-9
Job seeker with copy of job order is to contact the employer: Harvey Lafollette, 3660 Stanley Valley Rd, Surgoinsville, TN 37873 - 423-357-1526 - Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Answering machine / voice mail if unable to answer phone: ability to return call within two (2) working days.
The employer will offer the US worker, referred through the Agricultural Recruitment System and any direct referrals, (47.5 hours x $13.15 = $624.62) for US worker at least for the first week beginning on the date of need stated in Item 9, unless the employer notifies the order holding office of a change in the anticipated date of need at least ten (10) working days prior to the date of need. A worker who fails to notify the nearest Job Service office no sooner than nine (9) working days and no later than five (5) working days prior to the anticipated date of need of his intentions to fill the job for which he is recruited, will be disqualified from the first weeks wage guarantee stated above.
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Subject: Application for Farm Workers And Laborers, Crop (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26307-340926
O que vai fazer
Texto original em inglês, como foi registrado no Departamento do Trabalho.
Forage: Duties to include, but not limited to: Soil preparation, operating tillage equipment, cutting equipment, baling, and loading bales. Hauling bales to storage barns / farms that purchase hay.
Planting, Cultivating, & Harvesting Vegetables/Fruits: Duties to include, but not limited to: Workers may drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultivate, harvest and store vegetables. Attach farm implements such as plow, disc, and drill to tractor and drive tractor in field to till and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray, & harvest crop. Perform variety of other duties such as lubricating and repairing farm machinery. May plan and schedule plowing, cultivating and harvesting operations. Plant, cultivate, harvest, & pack vegetables (boxes, buckets & crates). Lay plastic, setting plants, weeding (w/ hoe & by hand), driving stakes, grading / sorting and activities associated with vegetable production. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop.
Nursery: Duties to include, but not limited to: Perform any combination of the following duties concerned with preparing soil and growth media, cultivating and otherwise participating in horticulture activities. Hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, etc to condition land. Dig, rake and screen soil and fill cold frame and hot beds to prepare them for planting. Plant, spray, weed and water plants, shrubs and trees. Hand dig plants, shrubs, & trees. Harvest plants, and transplant or pot and label them. Tie and bunch flowers, plants, shrubs, & trees, wrap their roots, and pack them into boxes to fill orders. Work on potting line transplanting seedlings into selling containers and place in growing area. Load/unload trucks containing supplies/product/equipment and other miscellaneous items. Assist in set-up of product for sale of crop and with delivery of product to customer.
General Farm Duties:
General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, tools & equipment, and other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Clean work areas, and maintain grounds and landscaping. Drive trucks to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers. Also includes repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures/barns. Assist in livestock operation, duties may include, but limited to, feeding, moving from paddock to paddock, sorting and manure removal. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above and only after the first week guarantee is met.
General Conditions:
A normal work week is Monday through Friday from 07:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m with 30 minute lunch and Saturday 07:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. However, workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on the conditions in the fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required to do so. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available.
US workers will be $13.15 at minimum per hour while H2A will be at $12.00 an hour.
Requisitos
| Escolaridade | Nenhuma exigida |
|---|---|
| Experiência | Não exige |
| Outros requisitos | Exame toxicológico Checagem de antecedentes |
Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.
Benefícios e condições
| Horário | 7:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Pagamento | Weekly |
| Informações do salário | H2A Wage will be $12.00 per hour |
| Tipo de moradia | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Surgoinsville, Tn) |
| Moradia | Employer assures availability at no cost or public housing which meets full set of applicable standards. Housing will be clean & in compliance with OSHA housing standards. Workers will be responsible for maintaining housing in clean manner. Workers will be charged for destruction of property. Furnished at no cost to workers who are unable to return to their place of residence the same day. In the event that a female worker is hired, the employer will provide separate toilet and shower facilities |
| Refeições | The employer shall provide free and convenient access to cooking facilities or a kitchen so that workers can prepare their own meals. The employer will also provide transportation, at least once each week to assure that workers have access to stores. |
| Transporte diário | The employer will offer transportation, at no cost to workers, from employer provided housing at the beginning of each work day according to stated time in 790A (the time could vary due to crop, weather conditions, or any unexpected circumstances) and back at the end of the work day according to stated time in 790A (time could vary due to crop, weather conditions, or any unexpected circumstances) to daily work site. |
| Viagem até o trabalho | The employer will permit workers eligible for travel reimbursement to select any means of transportation they choose and employer will reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved. |
| Descontos no salário | FICA, state, and federal taxes and/or local tax withholding will not be deducted from those worker's wages that are working under a temporary, unless in accordance with federal, state, local laws or requested by the worker. Deductions from wages which are expressly authorized in writing by the worker may also be made if voluntarily elected by the worker & permitted under applicable state or federal law. Deductions will be made for willful destruction of property, medical costs not related to workers compensation, uniforms and cleaning of uniform (at no profit to employer), monthly deduction for cable/satellite, and internet that is requested by the workers at the employer provided housing; but no deduction will be made which would bring the employee’s hourly wage below the Federal Minimum Wage. |
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| Número do caso | JO-A-300-26307-340926 |
|---|---|
| Ocupação oficial | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse (45-2092.00) |
| Agente ou advogado do empregador | Bluegrass Ag Workers Services LLC |
| Publicada em | 5 de nov. de 2026 |