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
Dounoco Land Company
Millwood, GA
$13.67 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +19122812723
- Email address to Apply:
- jcgillisjr.1989@gmail.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 2
- Job Duties:
- Dounoco Land Company owns 140 acres of Blueberry orchards, and the blueberry plants are dormant from December through February. This is the only time of the year that dead or diseased plants may be removed and replaced with new plants. This is a time consuming and labor-intensive task that must be completed during the dormant life cycle of the blueberry plants. Job duties will include: dig, cut, and transplant seedlings, cuttings, trees, and shrubs, inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress, move containerized shrubs, plants, and trees, using wheelbarrows or tractors, operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment, clean equipment or facilities, operate farming equipment, operate irrigation systems, plant crops, or other plants. Employer may provide pay increases for performance, longevity and/or experience at employer’s discretion., Employer may provide performance bonuses at the end of the contract at the employer’s discretion.
- 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:
- Employer will conduct post-hire drug tests at no cost to the employee to enforce a drug free workplace policy. Failing a drug test will result in termination. Job requires frequent stooping or bending over, repetitive movements. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must have a regular driver's license. Requires 3 months farm experience.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 50
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Dounoco Land Company
- Location:
- Millwood, GA 31552
- Telephone Number:
- +19122812723
Worksite
- Address:
- 6577 Douglas Hwy, Millwood, GA 31552
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23283-421449
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Date Posted:
- 10/18/2023