Farm Worker
Employer: Troy Fruge Farm
Location: Basile, LA
Workers needed: 18
Pay: $10.42/hour
Season: Jan 1, 2027 – Sep 30, 2027
Experience: 1 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Temporary, seasonal workers needed for crawfish and rice farm. Job duties include crawfishing in boats, catching crawfish, performing crawfishing duties in fields, manually cutting up fish bait, baiting and checking traps, grading and washing crawfish; making repairs to traps as needed; operating tractor and other farm equipment; field prep, water maintenance; fertilize, plant and harvest crops; manual shovel work, hoe weeds; spot spray; repair and maintain bins, equipment, farm and fences; maintain field levees, roads and shop; load and unload trucks; job involves frequent stooping and exposure to extreme temperatures, must be able to lift/carry 70 lbs.; Base hours offered is 40 hours offered; overtime hours are usually offered during plentiful season and may include an additional 10-40 hours of overtime work depending on the nature of the season.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will provide cooking and kitchen facilities, housing, housing utilities, as well as transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries and other necessary items.
Transport: Transportation & related daily subsistence will be provided by the employer or paid by the employer to the worker for reasonable costs incurred for inbound & outbound travel. Employer will provide or pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to groups of H-2A or U.S. workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose & reimburse workers at no less than the most economical & reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.
Experience wanted: 1 months
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays.
Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperatures, crop conditions, and other factors.
Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop, or other conditioners beyond the employer's control. These periods can occur anytime throughout the season.
Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days
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