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
Farmworker
Lauritsen Farms
El Campo, TX
$14.87 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +19796370445
- Email address to Apply:
- blauritsen04@gmail.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 2
- Job Duties:
- Temporary, seasonal workers needed for corn, cotton, and rice farm. Job duties include tractor/equipment/truck driving; field preparation, water maintenance; fertilize/plant/harvest crops; manual shovel work, hoe weeds; spot spray; repair/maintain bins, equipment, farm and fences; maintain field levees, roads and shop; load/unload trucks; grass cutting; travel between worksites required. Job involves frequent stooping, exposure to extreme temps, and worker must be able to lift/carry a minimum of 50 lbs.; driver's license required; minimum three months experience required. Base hours offered is 40 hours offered; overtime hours are usually offered during plentiful season and may include an additional 10-40 hours of overtime work depending on the nature of the season; work schedule includes one unpaid lunch hour; higher wage may be paid based on experience. Trabajadores temporales y estacionales necesarios para la granja de maíz, algodón y arroz. Las tareas incluyen conducción de tractores/equipos/camiones; preparación de campo, mantenimiento de agua; fertilizantes/plantas/cosechas; trabajo manual de palas, malezas de casa; pulverización puntual; reparación/mantenimiento de papeleras, equipos, granjas y cercas; mantenimiento de diques de campo, carreteras y tiendas; carga/descarga de camiones; corte de césped; viajes entre los lugares de trabajo requeridos. El trabajo implica parar con frecuencia, exposición a temperaturas extremas y el trabajador debe ser capaz de levantar/llevar un mínimo de 50 libras; se requiere licencia de conducir; se requiere experiencia mínima de tres meses. El horario base ofrecido es de 40 horas; las horas extraordinarias se ofrecen generalmente durante una temporada abundante y pueden incluir de 10 a 40 horas adicionales de trabajo de horas extraordinarias dependiendo de la naturaleza de la temporada; el horario de trabajo incluye una hora de almuerzo no remunerada; el salario más alto puede pagarse en función de la experiencia.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2091.00 - Agricultural Equipment Operators
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. - 4:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Lauritsen Farms
- Location:
- El Campo, TX 77437
- Telephone Number:
- +19796370445
Worksite
- Address:
- 907 County Road 413 *All worksites are owned, controlled, or leased by Employer.*, El Campo, TX 77437
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23019-713426
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 2/3/2023