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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Farmworkers & Laborers

E & A Harvesting L.L.C.

Harrells, NC

$16.16 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+19103375735
Email address to Apply:
enaharvestingllc@gmail.com
Web address to Apply:
https://seasonaljobs.dol.gov/

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
96
Job Duties:
Berry Pickers: Hand-harvest blueberries and blackberries. Perform manual labor on a mechanical blueberry harvester, pack berries, and hoeing. Grade, sort, or classify berries by size, weight, color, or condition. Job duties include planting, pruning, picking, field cleaning, and other activities necessary to establish, grow, and produce berries. Cultivate and harvest multiple vegetable crops, flue-cured tobacco, and sweet potato. Hand-harvest melons. Pull weeds/chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Load and unload crops and farm materials. May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements and equipment. May repair fences, greenhouses, farm buildings and other structures, or perform irrigation activities. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. May operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. All workers are required to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly important when touching crops for human consumption. Workers are required to cleanse their hands by washing thoroughly with soap and water before entering field for harvest activities and after each break. Smoking and the use of tobacco products prohibited during working time. Multiple vegetable crops: Workers will plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables. Workers may be required to remove weeds from plants using either a hoe, or by hand. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full container weighing approximately 60 lbs. and empty into field bin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Pickers will take care not to bruise or scar produce. Pre-harvest activities may include staking, tying, transplanting and pruning. Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plats are wet with dew or rain. Temperatures is fields during working hours can range from 40 degrees F to over 100 degrees F.
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:
Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. The use or possession or being under the influence of illegal drugs or alcohol during working time is prohibited. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift 75 lbs. to shoulder height repetitively throughout the workday and able to lift and carry 75 lbs. in field. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Requires one month verifiable prior farmworker
Number of Hours Per Week:
42
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
E & A Harvesting L.L.C.
Location:
Clinton, NC 28328

Worksite

Address:
WJA Farms LLC 300 NC Hwy 210 E, Harrells, NC 28444

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-25050-706983
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
Per 5/8 bu. bucket sweet potato hand harvest. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent is $16.50 based on average 33 piece rate units per hour. Actual piece rate earnings depend on individual factors. Guaranteed $16.16/hr.
Date Posted:
3/3/2025
Piece Rate Offer
$0.50

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