Farmworker: Diversified (45-2092.00)
Employer: R & B Ventures LLC
Location: Perkinston, MS
Workers needed: 1
Pay: $15.04/hour
Season: Jan 22, 2027 – Nov 22, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Crops: Pecans, Hay, Corn
Corn: Workers will perform a variety of manual tasks appropriate for grain crops being planted cultivated and harvested. Workers will help in preparing the land for planting. This may include attaching farm implements such as a plow, disc, and drill to tractor. May drive a tractor in field to till soil in preparation of planting. Worker may apply various types of fertilizer to the soil and plants. These bags can weigh between 60-75 lbs. Workers may cultivate and thin crops using a hoe. Workers will remove undesirable and excess growth, such as tassel, suckers, and weeds by hand. Carries supplies such as bags and bailing wires to the fields. Clears irrigation ditches, using shovel. Workers may husk and shell corn. Loads and unloads trucks, unloads grain onto conveyors to storage bins or elevators. Cleans and lubricates farm machines.
Pecans: Workers will perform various duties associated with cultivating and harvesting pecans. These could include spreading sheet and tarps under trees to catch felled nuts. Workers may be required to hit tree limbs using a pipe or pole to encourage nuts to fall. Workers will be required to bend and stoop over for hours at a time to harvest pecans that have fallen from the trees. Workers may be required to assist in mechanically aided harvesting.
Hay & Straw: Workers will plant, cultivate, and harvest hay and straw. Workers must load hay bales weighting up to 60 lbs. from farm to tractor-trailers via a conveyor. Stacks hay on conveyor and restack in trailer according to instructions. Hay harvested is dropped at end of conveyor. Using hay hooks, worker places bales on conveyor while other workers in the barn stack hay in hay/mow according to direction. Hay and straw harvested averages about 2500 bales per day.
Hand Weeding: Workers will be required to assist in removing weeds by hand. Workers will need to walk down rows and bend or stoop to remove by hand weeds according to the supervisor’s instructions.
General Maintenance: Workers will be responsible for performing general maintenance around the farm. This will include fence mending, mowing, and weeding eating. Workers will repair and paint buildings to ensure they are in good repair
Farm Equipment Operation During Field Operations: Workers will be required to operate trucks, tractors, tree shaker, mower, forklift and other farm equipment during field or packing operations as an incidental activity in the production of crops. Workers may be required to perform general maintenance and make repairs to farm equipment. Before any worker is required to operate any farm equipment, the worker will be instructed in the proper and safe operation of tractor. Workers must notify supervisor of any mechanical issues. Workers will be required to operate tractors according to instructions and in a manner, that protects the operator, other workers, trees, crops, and equipment. Repeated failure to obey operating and safety instructions may result in termination.
During certain duties, workers may be required to work in teams to accomplish a certain task. When engage in teamwork activities workers must coordinate with other members of the team to accomplish the task.
Employer retains the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malinger, or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but does not demonstrate the willingness to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product.
EMPLOYER IS A SMOKE FREE EMPLOYER. SMOKING OR VAPING IS NOT PERMITTED EXCEPT IN DESIGNATED 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 will buy their own groceries. Once a week the employers will offer to provide (on a voluntary basis by the workers) free transportation to assure workers access to the closest store where they can purchase groceries. In the event kitchen facilities are not available workers staying in employer housing will be provided 3 meals per day at the current subsistence rate as posted in the federal register.
Transport: At the filing of this job order that is not known based on appointment availability at the consulate.
a) Incoming: The Employer will not advance transportation and subsistence costs to workers for transportation to or from the place of employment. Employer will reimburse workers as outlined in the regulations the most economical cost of transportation. If there are a sufficient number of workers, employer may arrange for a worker paid charter and reimburse workers as required in the regulations.
Experience wanted: 3 months
All applicants must have at least 3-months experience as a farmworker. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.
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