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
Brignac Farms, LLC
Bunkie, LA
$13.67 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +13375235447
- Email address to Apply:
- cbrignac21@gmail.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 6
- Job Duties:
- Job duties include drive tractors, combines, and grain trucks; prepare land; plant, cultivate, harvest rice, grain, soybeans, corn and sorghum; hand plant sugarcane; maintain levees; maintain/sweep grain bins; shovel work; operate large equipment; cut weeds; spray and clean fence lines; crawfishing in boats, catching crawfish, performing crawfishing duties in fields; bait/check crawfish traps; repair crawfish traps; shovel work on levees; 3 months of experience in similar farm occupation 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. Las tareas incluyen tractores de accionamiento, cosechadoras y camiones de grano; preparar la tierra; plantar, cultivar, cosechar arroz, grano, soja, maíz y sorgo; plantar caña de azúcar a mano; mantener diques; mantener / barrer contenedores de grano; trabajo de pala; operar grandes equipos; cortar malezas; rociar y limpiar líneas de valla; pesca de arrastre en botes, atrapar cangrejos, realizar tareas de pesca en campos; cebo / comprobar trampas de cangrejo; reparar trampas de cangrejo; trabajo de pala en diques; se requieren 3 meses de experiencia en ocupación agrícola similar. 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:
- 45-2092.00 - 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
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 40
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Brignac Farms, LLC
- Location:
- Bunkie, LA 71322
- Telephone Number:
- +13375235447
Worksite
- Address:
- 18177 Highway 182 *All worksites owned, leased, or controlled by Employer.*, Bunkie, LA 71322
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23019-714921
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 2/3/2023