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
Elite Farms
Tutwiler, MS
$13.67 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +19015177900
- Email address to Apply:
- bdowdy@elitemedical.healthcare
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 2
- Job Duties:
- Job duties include receiving grain for drying and storage at grain storage facility, working in and around grain bins, performing maintenance when necessary, loading and unloading grain into trucks while keeping grain level, operating augers and grain conveying equipment, cleaning and sweeping the bins out, transferring grain into and out of the bins, and managing the moisture and heat levels of the bins. Employees will operate a skid steer, use shovels to remove grain that cannot be removed by automatic conveyor, and broom to sweep. Daily duties may vary depending on crop and weather 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:
- Employees must have 3 months of experience, have basic English literacy, reading, and math skills, and the ability to obtain a drivers license within 30 days if they do not already have one.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 48
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Elite Farms
- Location:
- Tutwiler, MS 38963
- Telephone Number:
- +19015177900
Worksite
- Address:
- 1478 Turner Rd, Tutwiler, MS 38963
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23256-344148
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 9/25/2023