IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING WAGES FOR TEMPORARY AGRICULTURAL JOBS
The Department of Labor recently announced new minimum wage rates, called Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs), that employers must offer and pay, at the time work is performed, to nonimmigrant H-2A workers and workers in corresponding employment beginning on the effective date of the new wage rates. To see the new hourly AEWRs for non-range occupations (effective December 29, 2021) and the national monthly AEWR for herding or production of livestock work on the range (effective January 1, 2022), please visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/wages/adverse-effect-wage-rates
Farmworker
Not applicable.
Jennings, LA
$12.45 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +13373290194
- Email address to Apply:
- krfontenot1@gmail.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 5
- Job Duties:
- Temporary, seasonal workers needed during crawfish and rice seasons. Duties for crawfish include crawfishing in boats, catching crawfish, performing crawfishing duties in fields; manually cutting up bait, washing crawfish, picking up sacks; tagging sacks for shipment, making repairs to boat as needed; water maint., manual shovel work. Duties for rice include tractor, equipment, truck driving; field prep., plant/harvest crops; hoe weeds; spot spray; repair/maint. of equip., vehicles and buildings; load/unload trucks; general farm labor; job involves frequent stooping; driver's license required; must be able to lift 50 lbs.; exposure to extreme temps; drug screening upon hire (paid for by employer); must have 3 months experience in similar position. 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; higher wage may be paid based on experience. Se necesitan trabajadores temporales y estacionales durante las temporadas de langosta y arroz. Los deberes para la langosta incluyen la pesca de arrastre en botes, la captura de langosta, la realizacin de tareas de pesca de arrastre en campos; cortar manualmente cebo, lavar langosta, recoger sacos; etiquetar los sacos para su envo, efectuando las reparaciones necesarias en el barco; manta de agua, trabajo manual de palas. Los derechos del arroz incluyen el tractor, el equipo y la conduccin en camiones; prep. de campo, cultivos vegetales/cosecha; maleza de caballo; pulverizacin por manchas; reparacin/mantenimiento. de equipos, vehculos y edificios; camiones de carga/descarga; mano de obra agrcola general; el trabajo implica un paro frecuente; la licencia de conducir exigida; debe ser capaz de levantar 50 libras.; exposicin a temperaturas extremas; deteccin de drogas por contrata (pagada por el empleador); debe tener 3 meses de experiencia en una situacin similar. El horario de base es de 40 horas; las horas extraordinarias suelen ofrecerse durante la temporada de abundancia y pueden incluir entre 10 y 40 horas adicionales de trabajo en horas extraordinarias dependiendo de la naturaleza de la temporada; se puede pagar un salario ms alto en funcin de la experiencia.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.
Job Requirements
- Experience Required:
- Yes
- Months of Experience Required:
- 3
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 40
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Trade Name/Doing Business As:
- Not applicable.
- Company Name:
- Kyle R. Fontenot
- Location:
- Elton, LA 70532
- Telephone Number:
- +13373290194
Worksite
- Address:
- 25522 Highway 26, Jennings, LA 70546
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-22294-545310
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 11/1/2022