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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

110

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: onions. Perform manual labor to harvest Vidalia onions by picking up onions, clipping tops and roots using shears, placing them in a bucket, walking to the bin, and dumping the bucket into the bin. Workers will also manually grade and pack Vidalia onions. Workers will transport onions according to supervisors' instructions. For mechanical harvesting, workers will ride on top of the harvester, grade onions, and clear out debris. Use hand tools such as shovels and shears. Weed crops. Clean, count, check, and pack products. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, and cultivate crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Grade and sort products according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage. Discard inferior or defective products and/or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing. Weigh products or estimate their weight visually or by feel. Place products in containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Record grade and/or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets. Measure, weigh, and count products and materials. Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met. Record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records. Remove completed or defective products, placing them on conveyors or in specified areas such as loading docks. Load materials and products into package processing equipment. Assemble crates and containers using hand tools. Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas using cleaning solutions and hand tools. Transport packages to customers' vehicles. Assist with Good Agricultural Practices policies.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

Two months of verbal commercial vegetable farm work experience is required. Lift, carry and load 60 lb buckets of onions into bin or onto conveyor belt, perform prolonged walking, sitting, bending, pushing, pulling and reaching and work outside in extremely hot and/or wet weather. Repetitive movements. Employer is a drug-free workplace. Drug testing is conducted post hire at the employers expense and is not part of the interview process. Negative results are required before starting work. Any employee who declines to take or fails a drug test will be immediately terminated.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

McLain Farms, Inc.

Location:

Lyons, GA 30436

Worksite

Address:

534 McLain Cemetery Road, Lyons, GA 30436

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26026-589497

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$10.52/hr (H-2A Wage)

Date Posted:

2/9/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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