Farmworker
Employer: CCC Associates Company Inc.
Location: Montgomery, AL
Workers needed: 21
Pay: $16.04/hour
Season: Jan 18, 2027 – Nov 18, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Crops/Commodities: Greenhouse Ornamentals 40%, Nursery Ornamentals 60%.
Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery stock, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, plugs, greenhouse-grown specialty plants, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare pots/potting soil for planting. Propagate plants. Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Fill and label trays, and move product to/from fields/greenhouses and loading/unloading areas. Move containerized plants using wagons. Load/unload trucks and product from conveyor belt. Perform general nursery and plant maintenance. Irrigate and apply fertilizer or other chemicals. Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant and cull trees and/or plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Shear trees with proper taper and bud cut angle for quality. Tie/position trees and plants by tying or wrapping as necessary. Count, inventory, and grade trees. Pack, label, tag, pull, sort, and store plants by variety. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate, and crop conditions.
Job opportunity is Skill Level II. Workers must be able to perform all primary duties independently and without close supervision.
Secondary duties (performed on less than half of the workdays in the contract period): Install, move, operate and maintain irrigation equipment/systems and water lines. Dig and maintain ditches. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property.
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. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
TERMINATION. Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies. Employer may terminate a worker for cause if the worker's performance consistently and/or substantially fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations (in accordance with the criteria set forth herein), or otherwise engages in serious or egregious misconduct that endangers health, safety, or property. In assessing whether workers' performance meets reasonable expectations, employer evaluates, among other reasonable criteria, whether the worker: (1) has adequately complied with the Work Rules and any other policies or procedures; (2) has complied with all health and safety guidelines, including the use of tools or equipment in accordance with best practices to protect the employer's property, crops, and in a manner that avoids injury or damage; (3) has treated company property (tools, equipment, crops, fixtures, etc.
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). 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 pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. Workers responsible for securing inbound transportation arrangements. For non-local workers, employer reimburses reasonable travel costs (transportation, daily subsistence, and lodging if applicable), at least-cost economy-class rates, from the place worker departed to the employer’s place of employment.
Experience wanted: 3 months
Three months experience in farm or nursery work required. Work outdoors in inclement weather conditions. Work will require repetitive movements, frequent bending, stooping, walking, sitting, reaching, pushing/pulling, standing, kneeling and lifting, carrying and loading up to 50 lbs. Drug testing is conducted post-hire at the employers expense and is not part of the interview process. Negative results are required before starting work.
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