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
Leck Joint Venture
Galata, MT
$15.68 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +14064323522
- Email address to Apply:
- helenleck@hotmail.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 3
- Job Duties:
- Job duties include general farm work including but not limited to assisting with planting and harvesting crops, operating and servicing farm machinery and tools, repairing farm machinery, loading grain from bins to truck, delivering grain to bin or local elevator, mowing, trimming and cleaning farm yards, pumping water and weeding spray into sprayer, loading and delivering product to field (seed, fertilizer, weed spray) building and bin repairs, and assist in general labor task. Equipment that employees will operate includes but is not limited to 4-wheel drive tractors with various implements, air drills, augers and bin sweeps, tandem trucks, pickup trucks, semi-trucks, tender trucks, combines, mowers, utility tractors, fork lift, pressure washer, rock picker, and grain cleaner. Manual duties that employees will perform includes using hand tools in fields, shoveling grain, cleaning bins, trimming weeds, cleaning equipment, loading product, and shop work. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.
- 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
- Special Requirements:
- Job requires having or being able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy and math skills are required. Drug testing and criminal check may be done post hire at the employer's expense to ensure safety on and around the worksite and to the public. Employees will be sitting long hours while operating equipment; stooping and bending while doing machine repair and shoveling grain; repetitive movements when shoveling; expose to temperatures (20 - 95 degrees) when working outside during the winter and summer.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 50
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 8:00 A.M. - 4:20 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Leck Joint Venture
- Location:
- Galata, MT 59444
- Telephone Number:
- +14064323522
Worksite
- Address:
- 640 Greenhill School Road, Galata, MT 59444
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23017-707427
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 1/31/2023