Farmworker
Employer: BEN & BEN BECNEL INC
Location: Belle Chasse, LA
Workers needed: 4
Pay: $9.59/hour
Season: Oct 1, 2026 – Mar 15, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Weed Fields. Perform manual labor to transplant, plant, cultivate, prune, string, stake, harvest, grade, sort, pack, load & unload cucumbers, garlic, tomato, squash, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, okra, citrus, eggplant, peppers, by hand or machine. Grafting species of Nursery stock Irrigate, fertilize, potting and labeling trees. Dig, rake, screen, and till soil. Haul. & spread top soil. Clean and maintain irrigation ditches. Proper pruning and thinning of trees to not damage tree. Repair bins and pallets used for fruit sales displays. Maintain, operate, and clean equipment. Set up fruit and vegetable bins at fruit stand, for purchase. Farm, Field and Shed Sanitation. Sort through fruit to remove spoiled or damaged fruit from bins. Clean work areas, maintain grounds and landscape. Will. work in hot/cold temperatures and in rain as long as no lightening.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: All housing units have free kitchen & cooking facilities with refrigeration capacities. Free cooking & kitchen facilities (& housing facility) is only provided for workers unable to return to their residence the same day. Cooking, kitchen & housing facility is not available for non-worker & it is not the prevailing practice. No family housing available. Each housed worker is responsible for maintaining the unit in a neat, clean manner. Housed worker will promptly clean up after himself or herself, washing pots, pans, plates, flatware, glasses, and promptly storing said items back to their original location for immediate use by other housed worker. Worker will leave counter-tops clean, disposing all trash in the designated trash can, & store all food in a sanitary manner. Worker shall not appropriate groceries purchased by another worker unless that other worker's prior permission has been obtained.
Transport: Advanced incoming transportation & subsistence may not be made by Employer as it is not the prevailing practice. If employer did not otherwise provide incoming transportation and/or subsistence, after eligible worker has completed half the work from the worker's start date to the ending date of certification, reimbursements will be provided for incoming transportation in no greater amount than the most reasonable common carrier i.e. bus, car, van, charges for same.
Experience wanted: 0 months
Drug test paid for by employer, post hire.
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