Farmworker
Employer: PGF Operating LLC
Location: Fabens, TX
Workers needed: 29
Pay: $12.27/hour
Season: Nov 21, 2026 – Mar 27, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Harvest duties to include hedging pecan Trees and clearing the debris, thinning, pruning of the trees, stacking harvested product in assigned areas, grading, sanitizing. Planting tree seedlings, transplanting, weeding; covering harvested pecans. Loading/unloading, packing unpacking harvested pecans (conveyor belts, loading machines, separators, cleaners, dryers, sorting machine, trucks etc). Driving tractors will be required to conduct the harvesting. Such as tractors with farming implements used while plowing. Tractors duck cart implement, shaker, combines, grain carts. Employee will be provided all equipment free of charge and are required to maintain equipment and clean work areas daily. Workers may be required to assist repair care for farming machinery or irrigation lines (pumps, ditches) if need be for in order for harvesting tasks to be conducted Exposure to extreme temp, repetitive movements, extensive pushing, pulling walking and frequent stooping Must be able to lift and carry 100 lbs frequently
Workers will perform manual and machine-assisted duties associated with the production, cultivation, maintenance, harvesting, grading, and shipping of nursery and greenhouse plants, including but not limited to pecan trees, container plants, and/or other nursery stock.
Duties may include preparing growing areas; filling pots, trays, flats, and containers with soil or growing media; planting, transplanting, spacing, moving, loading, unloading, and arranging plants; watering, fertilizing, pruning, trimming, pinching, staking, tying, and otherwise maintaining plants; monitoring plants for proper growth, quality, pests, disease, irrigation needs, and environmental conditions; removing weeds, dead plants, debris, and other undesirable growth; applying or assisting with application of fertilizers, soil amendments, and other plant-care materials under supervisor direction; and maintaining greenhouse, nursery, and field growing areas.
Workers may operate, maintain, clean, and repair irrigation systems, greenhouse structures, shade houses, benches, carts, wagons, hand tools, and nursery equipment. Workers may install, remove, and maintain plastic coverings, shade cloth, ground cover, stakes, labels, tags, containers, and other nursery supplies. Workers may assist with climate control tasks in greenhouse areas, including opening and closing vents, doors, sidewalls, fans, heaters, shade systems, or other environmental controls as directed.
Workers may harvest, pull, select, grade, sort, count, label, tag, wrap, package, load, and prepare nursery or greenhouse products for sale, shipment, or delivery. Workers may move plants and materials by hand, wheelbarrow, cart, wagon, forklift, tractor, or other nursery equipment, where properly trained and authorized. Workers may assist with inventory, order fulfillment, loading and unloading trucks, and general cleanup and maintenance of work areas.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Workers residing in employer-provided housing will be provided free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Transport: Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier (e.g., van, bus, plane) transportation charges for the distances involved for both inbound and outbound transportation. Inbound transportation provided from the foreign worker's home city to the U.S. consulate and from the U.S. Consulate to the work site.
Experience wanted: 0 months
Employer reserves the right to conduct employer-paid, post-hire, upon-suspicion drug testing. Any employee who declines to take or fails a drug test will be immediately terminated. Must be able to lift and carry 100 lbs frequently.
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