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 and Laborer
Bussa Orchards
south glastonbury, CT
$16.95 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +18606332387
- Email address to Apply:
- dlapple@aol.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 2
- Job Duties:
- Planting, cultivating and processing of fruit including apples, peaches and pears but not limited to driving, operating, adjusting and maintaining farm machinery, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding applying pesticides, thinning, mowing harvesting, grading, packing and loading trucks. May use shovel, pruning saw, hoe and picking bucket. Work is usually performed outside, sometimes under extremely hot or cold conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift and able to carry 50 lbs. Duties may require working off the ground at heights up 20 ft using ladders or climbing, Two month experience in duties listed above 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:
- 42
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Bussa Orchards
- Location:
- south glanstonbury, CT 06073
- Telephone Number:
- +18606332387
Worksite
- Address:
- 79 clark hill rd, south glastonbury, CT 06073
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23086-878889
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 3/30/2023