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 January 1, 2023) and the national monthly AEWR for herding or production of livestock work on the range (effective January 1, 2023), please visit: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/wages/adverse-effect-wage-rates
Farmworkers and Laborers Crop
Markowski Farms
West Suffield, CT
$16.95 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +18606682881
- Email address to Apply:
- markowskifarm216@gmail.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 10
- Job Duties:
- Must be able to safely operate TRACTORS, set up, and perform minor repairs to farm machinery. Driver license required. Work will include but not limited to Plant, Cultivate, and Harvest various crops such as, but not limited to tobacco. Duties will include but are not limited to applying fertilizer/ pesticides under the direct supervision of a licensed applicator, , picking, packing, processing, handling harvested products. General maintenance of farm buildings, and fields, will also participate in irrigation activities. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under extremely hot or cold conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 50 lbs on a frequent basis. 2 months experience required in work listed.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
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:
- 2
- Special Requirements:
- Exposure to extreme temp, lifting 50 lbs, repetitive movements, extensive pushing and pulling, extensive walking, frequent stooping.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 44
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Markowski Farms
- Location:
- west Suffield, CT 06093
- Telephone Number:
- +18606682881
Worksite
- Address:
- 216 Babbs Rd, West Suffield, CT 06093
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23004-681096
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 1/24/2023