Maple tree tapper, farm laborer
Employer: Bolduc Maple 3, Corp.
Location: Allagash, ME
Workers needed: 10
Pay: $15.10/hour
Season: Nov 9, 2026 – Sep 6, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Seasonal, full time job in a remote area of Northern Maine working on a maple sap farm performing duties related to harvesting maple sap. All tools and equipment necessary will be provided by the farm owner. Workers will clear brush, install, replace, maintain and remove tubing systems, tap maple trees, evaluate the health of sugar maples for potential sap production, monitor sap flow levels in tubing, pull taps at the end of the season and clean and store equipment. This is outdoor work performed in part during harsh winter temperatures and conditions, and includes extensive walking and frequent stooping.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: THE EMPLOYER WILL OFFER WORKERS ONSITE ACCOMMODATION AND WILL PROVIDE WORKERS WITH FREE AND CONVENIENT COOKING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES FOR WORKERS, ONSITE, TO PREPARE THEIR OWN MEALS. WORKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR RESIDENCE THE SAME DAY CAN CHOOSE TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN MEALS OR THE EMPLOYER CAN ARRANGE MEALS TO BE PROVIDED FOR THEM. EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT $16.78 FROM THE WORKER'S WAGES, PER DAY, FOR PROVIDED MEALS.
Transport: IF THE EMPLOYER HAS NOT ALREADY ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE COSTS TO THE WORKER, AFTER THE WORKER COMPLETES 50% OF THE WORK CONTRACT PERIOD, THE EMPLOYER WILL PAY THE WORKER FOR REASONABLE COSTS INCURRED BY THE WORKER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DAILY SUBSISTENCE FROM THE PLACE FROM WHICH THE WORKER CAME TO WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER, WHETHER IN THE U.S. OR ABROAD, AS WELL AS COSTS INCURRED BY THE WORKER FOR OBTAINING A VISA, AND UPON COMPLETING THE CONTRACT OR BEING DISMISSED EARLY, RETURN.
Experience wanted: 0 months
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