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
Alstede Farms
Chester, NJ
$16.55 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +19088797189
- Web address to Apply:
- https://www.alstedefarms.com/career/
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 44
- Job Duties:
- Plant, harvest, pack, grow, irrigate, fertilize, weed, apply pesticides, & prune: fruit trees, small fruits, vegetables, ornamental, hay & grain crops; maintain ornamental & vegetable greenhouses; livestock care, feeding, & handling; includes machine operations & maintenance & crop transportation.
- 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:
- 1
- Special Requirements:
- Mon-Sun, 60 hrs/wk. Workers are required to work a rotating 6 day schedule with a floating day off. Start/end times may vary. Weekend & holiday work is required. At least 30 days Tree Fruit, Small Fruit, & Vegetable Pruning experience required. Random drug testing (post employment). All drug testing is performed without regard to an employees citizenship or immigration status, and all testing is paid for by the company.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 70
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Trade Name/Doing Business As:
- Alstede Farms
- Company Name:
- Alstede Farms, LLC
- Location:
- Chester, NJ 07930
- Telephone Number:
- +19088797189
Worksite
- Address:
- 1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester, NJ 07930
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23006-685731
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Additional Wage Information:
- Employer may pay end of season bonus to workers that complete the season based upon crop condition, profitability of the company for the current year, number of pounds picked, number of hours worked, tenure, and compliance with work rules.
- Date Posted:
- 1/19/2023