Farm Worker
Employer: J Durbin Farms
Location: Clanton, AL
Workers needed: 5
Pay: $11.85/hour
Season: Jan 11, 2027 – Sep 15, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
PLANT, CULTIVATE, HARVEST, GRADE AND PACK PEACHES, STRAWBERRIES, TOMATOES, SQUASH, MUSTARD, TURNIPS, PEAS, BELL PEPPERS, CUCUMBERS,
COLLARDS AND CANTALOUPE BY HAND AND USING HAND TOOLS. ON-GOING ORCHARD MAINTENANCE INCLUDING GRASS AND WEED MANAGEMENT, PLANTING,
PRUNING AND THINNING TREES AS INSTRUCTED. USE HAND TOOLS SUCH AS SHOVELS, TROWELS, HOES, TAMPERS, PRUNING HOOKS, SHEARS AND KNIVES, STOOLS
AND LADDERS. DUTIES MAY INCLUDE TILLING SOIL AND APPLY FERTILIZERS, TRANSPLANT, WEED, THIN, AND/OR PRUNE CROPS. APPLY PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES.
WALK ORCHARD CARRYING LADDER FROM TREE TO TREE TO THIN, PRUNE AND HARVEST. WORKERS WILL BE ASSIGNED ROWS OF TREES AND MUST PRUNE AND THIN
EACH TREE AS SHOWN BY THE FIELD SUPERVISOR. LIMBS MUST NOT BE TORN FROM THE TREE, NOR SHOULD LIMBS BE COMPLETELY STRIPPED OF LEAVES. IN
THINNING, WORKERS WILL PLUCK BY HAND AS INSTRUCTED. PROPER SPACING AND SELECTION OF FRUIT IS CRITICAL TO MAXIMIZE THE TREE'S POTENTIAL YIELD.
FRUIT MUST BE HANDLED CAREFULLY TO AVOID BRUISES OR FINGERNAIL CUTS. HARVEST, CLEAN, PACK AND LOAD HARVESTED PRODUCTS BY HAND. CONSTRUCT
TRELLISES, REPAIR FENCES AND FARM BUILDINGS, OR PARTICIPATE IN IRRIGATION ACTIVITIES. INFORM FARMERS OR FARM MANAGERS OF CROP PROGRESS.
IDENTIFY PLANTS, PESTS, AND WEEDS TO DETERMINE THE SELECTION AND APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES AND FERTILIZERS. RECORD INFORMATION ABOUT CROPS,
SUCH AS PESTICIDE USE, YIELDS, OR COSTS. GRADE AND SORT PRODUCTS BY HAND ACCORDING TO FACTORS SUCH AS COLOR, SPECIES, LENGTH, WIDTH,
APPEARANCE, FEEL, SMELL AND QUALITY TO ENSURE CORRECT PROCESSING AND USAGE. WORKERS MUST USE CARE WHEN HARVESTING, GRADING AND PACKING
NOT TO DAMAGE OR BRUISE PRODUCE. DISCARD INFERIOR OR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS AND/OR FOREIGN MATTER, AND PLACE ACCEPTABLE PRODUCTS IN
CONTAINERS FOR FURTHER PROCESSING. WEIGH PRODUCTS OR ESTIMATE THEIR WEIGHT, VISUALLY OR BY FEEL. MAKE AND STACK BOXES. PLACE PRODUCTS IN
CONTAINERS ACCORDING TO GRADE AND MARK GRADES ON CONTAINERS. RECORD GRADE AND/OR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS ON TAGS OR ON SHIPPING,
RECEIVING, OR SALES SHEETS. AS MINOR ACTIVITIES, TRANSPLANT, GRADE, SORT, BUNCH AND PACK PINE TREE SEEDLINGS. DRIVE TRACTORS OR OTHER VEHICLES
TO HAUL CROPS, SUPPLIES, TOOLS, OR FARM WORKERS. REPAIR AND MAINTAIN FARM EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES USING TOOLS SUCH AS WRENCHES,
SCREWDRIVERS, DRILLS AND OTHER HAND TOOLS. NOTIFY SUPERVISORS WHEN MACHINERY MALFUNCTIONS. ASSIST WITH GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
POLICIES. WORKERS ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR FARM, FIELD AND SHED SANITATION DUTIES INCLUDING PICKING UP TRASH, CLEANING BATHROOMS, AND
SWEEPING FLOORS. ALLERGIES TO RAGWEED, GOLDENROD, HONEY BEES, INSECTICIDES, HERBICIDES, FUNGICIDES, OR RELATED CHEMICALS MAY AFFECT A
WORKER’S ABILITY TO PERFORM THE JOB. PERSONS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT IN THIS POSITION MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD REQUESTED BY THE
EMPLOYER. EMPLOYER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCHARGE AN OBVIOUSLY UNQUALIFIED WORKER, MALINGERER OR RECALCITRANT WORKER WHO IS PHYSICALLY
ABLE BUT IS UNWILLING TO PERFORM THE WORK NECESSARY FOR THE EMPLOYER TO GROW A PREMIUM QUALITY PRODUCT, OR FOR ANY OTHER LAWFUL REASON.
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, TEMPERATURE, CROP CONDITIONS, AND OTHER FACTORS. WORKERS SHOULD EXPECT OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF LITTLE OR NO WORK BECAUSE OF WEATHER, CROP OR OTHER CONDITIONS BEYOND THE EMPLOYER'S CONTROL. THESE PERIODS CAN OCCUR ANYTIME THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. WORKERS MAY BEASSIGNED A VARIETY OF DUTIES ON ANY GIVEN DAY AND DIFFERENT TASKS ON DIFFERENT DAYS. J. DURBIN FARMS WISHES TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A SAFE, PRODUCTIVE AND PLEASANT WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL ITS EMPLOYEES. WE IMPLEMENT SEVERAL DIFFERENT COMPONENTS TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL. Continue in Addendum C Job Duties
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services, laundry). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event 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. When meals are provided, the employer will charge $16.78 per day per worker.
Transport: Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) for travel to the farm at the 50% point of the contract. For non commuting workers, employer pays/reimburses reasonable travel costs (transportation, daily subsistence, and lodging if applicable) from the place worker departed to the employer’s place of employment. Continued in Addendum C Inbound/Outbound Transportation
Experience wanted: 0 months
Must be able to carry a ladder and prune and harvest from the ladder to reach into the trees.
You must be able to stand for long periods of time while grading and packing of fruit. Repetitive
use of hands during harvesting, grading and packing of fruit. You must be able to work in all types out doors in all types of weather (rain, snow, cold and hot temperatures).
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