Farmworker

H2ajobs; Brownwood (TX); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transportation to town

Job summary

H2ajobs in Texas seeks laborers for pecan harvest season. Responsibilities include hedging, pruning, clearing debris, stacking and packing harvested pecans, and operating equipment such as conveyors, sorters, and dryers.

No prior experience required, but physical strength is essential. Workers will live in employer-provided housing with meals provided; weekly transportation to town for personal errands is included.

Qualifications

• Physical stamina and ability to perform manual labor.
• Must be able to lift and carry 100 lbs frequently.

Responsibilities

• Harvest pecans and manage tree maintenance tasks (hedging, pruning, debris removal).
• Load/unload, pack, and sort harvested pecans using equipment (conveyors, dryers, sorting machines).
• Operate tractors and farming implements as part of harvesting operations.
• Maintain cleanliness and minor repairs on farming machinery and irrigation lines as needed.

Skills

Physical strength

Lifting 100 lbs

Job description

Harvest duties to include hedging pecan trees and clearing the debris, thinning, pruning of the trees, stacking harvested product in assigned areas, grading, sanitizing. Weeding; covering harvested pecans. Loading/unloading, packing unpacking harvested pecans (conveyor belts, loading machines, separators, cleaners, dryers, sorting machine, trucks etc). Driving tractors will be required to conduct the harvesting. Such as tractors with farming implements used while plowing. Tractors duck cart implement, shaker, combines, grain carts. Employee will be provided all equipment free of charge and are required to maintain equipment and clean work areas daily. Workers may be required to assist repair care for farming machinery or irrigation lines (pumps, ditches) if need be for in order for harvesting tasks to be conducted.

• Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
• Meals: Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Workers residing in employer-provided housing will be provided free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.
• Transport: Employer will permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier (e.g., van, bus, plane) transportation charges for the distances involved for both inbound and outbound transportation. Inbound transportation provided from the foreign worker's home city to the U.S. consulate and from the U.S. Consulate to the work site.

Experience wanted: 0 months

Employer reserves the right to conduct employer-paid upon-suspicion drug testing. Any employee who declines to take or fails a drug test will be immediately terminated. Must be able to lift and carry 100 lbs frequently.