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
Westward Orchards Inc
Harvard, MA
$16.95 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +19784568363
- Email address to Apply:
- stephanie@westwardorchards.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 3
- Job Duties:
- May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating, and processing of fruit and vegetable crops, Including, but not limited to, driving or operating farm machines, maintaining buildings, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying or apply general use pesticides or restricted use pesticides under the direct supervision of a certified applicator, irrigating, mowing and harvesting. May use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, and hoe. 1 month experience in duties listed required.
- 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:
- 48
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Westward Orchards Inc
- Location:
- Harverd, MA 01451
- Telephone Number:
- +19784568363
Worksite
- Address:
- 90 Oak Hill Rd, Harvard, MA 01451
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23083-875871
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 4/5/2023