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
Nourse Farms Inc
Whately, MA
$16.95 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +14136652658
- Email address to Apply:
- bmizula@noursefarms.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 10
- Job Duties:
- Plant, cultivate and harvest fruit and plants of raspberries, strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus, horseradish, currants and blueberries. Workers will till soil, plant stock, set plant runners, cut plant divisions, prune canes and bushes; remove suckers, runners, weeds, blossoms and fruit from plants and dig plants using tools such as shovels, hoes, tampers, spading forks, pruning hooks, shears, loppers, knives, transplanter and plant digger. Apply and remove straw mulch and plastic mulch or sheeting on crops and soil. Install and remove trellis and netting for shade, crop support and bird control. Fertilize plants, spray plants and soil. Applying general use pesticides under the supervision of licensed applicator. Install and remove irrigation pipe and water valves to irrigate fields. May set up, operate and repair farm machinery. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under hot or cold or wet conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift and carry. Duties may require working off the ground at heights up to 20 feet using ladders or climbing. One month's experience in duties listed for this position. Certain percentage of work will involve labor tasks in buffer zone areas of pesticide applications. While conducting such duties, the workers will be required to wear required personal protective equipment (for their own safety) provided by the employer. Nourse Farms requires all employees to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination per CDC guidance unless a reasonable accommodation is approved in advance.
- 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:
- Exposure to extreme temp, lifting 50 lbs, repetitive movements, extensive pushing and pulling, extensive walking, frequent stooping.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 57
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Nourse Farms Inc
- Location:
- South Deerfield , MA 01373
- Telephone Number:
- +14136652658
Worksite
- Address:
- 41 River Rd, Whately, MA 01093
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23013-700864
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 2/8/2023