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
Farm Worker
Cotton Hills Farms, LLC
Chester, SC
$13.67 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +18033857695
- Email address to Apply:
- peter_bruce_wilson@hotmail.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 21
- Job Duties:
- The farm work position includes duties associated with the cultivating, harvesting and packing of straw, fruits, and vegetables such as beans, cantaloupes, corn, creamer and sweet potatoes, squash, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, eggplants, gourds, pumpkins, okra, strawberries, tomatoes, peas, peaches, watermelons, collards and kale. Workers will also be responsible for stacking square bales of straw or hay into trailers, trucks or sheds. Farm and field maintenance, sanitation and post harvest cleanup as well as duties related to the deployment of in field irrigation and deliveries will also be required. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting up to 70 pounds for long periods of time outdoors in all weather conditions. It also includes making important decisions based on size, coloring, and ripeness according to prescribed standards. This work requires adherence to important food safety and quality standard operating procedures and the ability to work quickly and consistently alongside fellow workers with a positive, professional team-based attitude and a consideration for the safety and health of fellow workers and of the consumers who will purchase and consume the fresh produce grown, harvested, packed, and shipped from the farm.
- 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:
- 3
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 40
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Cotton Hills Farms, LLC
- Location:
- Chester, SC 29706
- Telephone Number:
- +18033857695
Worksite
- Address:
- 2309 Wilson Road, Chester, SC 29706
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23005-683250
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 1/12/2023