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
Salmon Falls Nursery Inc
Berwick, ME
$16.95 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +12073845540
- Email address to Apply:
- karen@salmonfallsnursery.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 2
- Job Duties:
- Plant, cultivate and harvest various crops such as, but not limited to, vegetables, fruits, horticultural specialties and field crops. Use hand tools such as but limited to, shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, and thinning, pruning, applying pesticides, picking, cutting, sorting, packing, processing and handling harvested products, May set up operate and repair farm machinery, repair fences and farm buildings also may participate In Irrigation activities. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under extreme hot or cold conditions. Work Is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry 50 lbs on a frequent basis. Duties may require working of the ground at heights up to 20ft using ladders or climbing. 1 month 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:
- 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:
- 53
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Salmon Falls Nursery Inc
- Location:
- Berwick, MA 03901
- Telephone Number:
- +12073845540
Worksite
- Address:
- 2 New Dam Rd, Berwick, ME 03901
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23015-703902
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 2/10/2023