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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Gin Workers

Culler-Holstein Gin Inc

Swansea, SC

$13.67 per hour

INACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+18032474344
Email address to Apply:
cullerholsteingin@tds.net

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
2
Job Duties:
The farm work position includes duties associated with the repair of gin machinery and equipment for upcoming year (off season gin work). Such duties are routine maintenance on machinery and equipment inside and outside the cotton gin. Replacing worn bearings, brushes, saws, or any parts that are worn from the previous gin season. Duties may also include painting, nailing, cleaning, lifting, and roof repair to gin, warehouses or workers housing. Help in shipping cotton/prepping loads for shipment, help loading out stored cotton in preparation of ginning of cotton. This work can require standing, walking, stooping, bending and lifting up to 75 pounds. General Duties: Preventative maintenance, sweeping gin, general cleaning, lifting, driving forklift, and skid steer loader, driving tractor, pulling sample from bale, placing label on bale, loading seed trucks both out of over-head bins and with elevator, loading baled cotton trucks, helping keep track of bale numbers, removing tarps (both conventional modules and round modules) from cotton modules and tying out mote bales. Workers may also be asked to load cottonseed and cotton from warehouses in Swansea and North, SC. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc may affect workers’ ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning and heat throughout the day while working in the fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers will report to work at the designated time and place as directed by the grower each day. The standard work is 8 hours per day. In peak periods of seasonal crop demands, employees may be requested but not required to work up to 12 or more hours per day and/or on the Sabbath or Federal holidays depending upon the conditions in the fields, weather, orders, and maturity of the crop. Employees may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. All operational specifications can change during the season due to crop or market condition. Workers will be expected to conform to the specific instructions given for each day’s work. A farm manager, supervisor, or a designated employee will provide instructions and general supervision. The grower or supervisor will make daily individual work assignments, team or crew assignments, and determine location of work as the needs of the operation dictates. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days. Person seeking employment as a farm laborer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer and possess 3 months experience hand harvesting produce. Successful applicants will be subject to a trial period of up to 2 days during which their performance of required tasks will be evaluated. If the performance is not acceptable to the employer in its sole discretion the worker will be terminated. All domestic and/or nonresident seasonal workers employed pursuant to this job order who satisfactorily completed the previous crop season may be compensated above the stated hourly wage rate.
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 may conduct criminal background checks post-employment and at the employer's expense. Employer may conduct drug/alcohol testing post-employment and at the employer's expense.
Number of Hours Per Week:
44
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
Culler-Holstein Gin Inc
Location:
Swansea, SC 29160

Worksite

Address:
225 W Fifth Street, Swansea, SC 29160

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-23303-464931
Multiple Worksites:
No
Date Posted:
11/2/2023
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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