Farmworker/Laborer
Employer: The Fredericksburg Peach Co
Location: Pleasanton, TX
Workers needed: 15
Pay: $12.29/hour
Season: Jan 1, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Workers will manually plant, cultivate and harvest fruits and vegetables including; thinning and weeding plants using hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes and rakes. Workers will also dig, cut, pick, bunch, clean and grade crops by hand. Workers will be responsible for culling spoiled and immature fruits and vegetables. Workers must take care to not scar or bruise fruits or vegetables during harvesting and/or packing process. Workers must be able to lift 50lb. crates/boxes of harvested fruits and vegetables. Workers may drive tractors to pull harvest wagons and may move or assemble irrigation equipment. During harvest months, workers may work up to 60+ hours in a week, but 40-45 is average during the regular season. Workers have staggered start dates between January and March.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals, this includes basic appliances, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and dish washing facilities for meal preparation etc. The employer will also provide (on a regular weekly basis and at no cost) transportation, to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.
Transport: The employer offers prearranged chartered or commercial bus, van, or plane whichever is the most economical and reasonable means for the distance involved for the inbound and outbound workers travel. See Addendum for more information.
Experience wanted: 0 months
Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. These hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.
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