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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop
- Country: United States
- Visa type: H-2A
- Job ID: (Open on offer list)
- Employer name: Confidential
- Employees needed: 56
- E-mail (employer): Confidential
- E-mail (agent): Confidential
- Phone: Confidential
- Agent phone: Confidential
- Working hours per week: 36
- Wage: 14 USD / Hour
- Start date: 04/27/2026
- End date: 06/01/2026
- Process date: 02/27/2026 12:08:26
- Submit date: Confidential
- Offer description:
Harvesting Watermelon: Workers will perform manual labor to harvest watermelons. This includes walking through field rows, identifying ripeness, and using a small knife to hand-cut the fruit from the vine. Workers will turn watermelons over to prepare for loading. The Pitching/Loading Process: Workers will work in teams to hand-harvest watermelons weighing between 20 and 60 lbs. The process involves bending over, lifting the watermelon from the ground, and "pitching" (tossing) the watermelon to a teammate in a coordinated line. The fruit is passed from worker to worker until it reaches the person inside the bus/trailer, who will carefully stack the fruit on the floor. On-Farm Packing (Primary Production): When the transport vehicle is full, it will be moved to the on-farm packing house. Workers will manually unload watermelons onto a conveyor belt. Inside the packing facility—which processes more than 50% of the employer’s own crop—workers will sort the fruit by size, apply labels, and pack them into bins or containers for shipment. Incidental Duties: Qualified workers may occasionally operate forklifts or move transport trucks strictly within the boundaries of the farm property. General Maintenance & Incidental Tasks: During periods of inclement weather or when harvesting is not at peak, workers may perform general farm maintenance. This includes: Clearing debris, weeds, and vines from fields pulling and disposing of plastic mulch or ground covers; Sprouting, pruning, and painting trees. General cleaning and incidental repair of farm structures and employer-provided worker housing. Maintenance of irrigation lines. The worker must be able to work outside for at least 6 hours a day in all kinds of weather (including heat, cold, and light rain) and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to work quickly and skillfully with their hands repeatedly at a sustained pace to meet the production standards demonstrated by the supervisor. The employer will provide all necessary tools and equipment at no charge to the worker. However, the employer may deduct the reasonable cost of damages or replacement of such tools if the loss or repair results from the worker's willful neglect or gross negligence; such deductions will only occur after the damage has taken place and after obtaining the employee's written authorization. At its sole discretion, the employer may pay a higher wage rate than the stated AEWR to any worker based on individual performance, specialized experience, or tenure with the operation. This voluntary higher pay is intended to reward performance and does not alter the fundamental entry-level nature of the job requirements. Employees may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. While available hours may occasionally exceed the hours offered, such additional hours are not guaranteed. Workers are not required to work beyond the daily or weekly hours stated in the contract, nor on a worker’s Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work due to weather, crop maturity, or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods may occur at any time throughout the season. If a worker requests a leave of absence during the contract period while work is available, the hours missed during that leave will be deducted from hours worked but still counted toward the total hours offered under the ETA-790 for purposes of meeting the three-quarter guarantee.