General Farm Worker

Allen Courville; Kinder (LA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Free meals

Transport support

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking workers for seasonal crawfish and farm duties in the United States. Responsibilities include baiting traps, operating motorized crawfish boats, weighing and tagging crawfish, and loading product for markets. Additional tasks cover rice-field work, equipment maintenance, and basic transport between farms and plants.

The role requires working outdoors in varying weather; housing and meals are provided by the employer, with transportation to stores arranged as needed.

Qualifications

• No prior work experience required.
• Must have legal authority to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Manually cut fish bait and bait traps, operate crawfish boats and traps.
• Weight and tag crawfish, wash and grade crawfish, load onto trucks for markets.
• Assist with rice field activities, equipment maintenance, and transport between locations.

Job description

Duties may include: manually cutting up of fish bait, baiting traps, operate motorized crawfish boats, traps are removed from the pond, crawfish are emptied into sacks, traps are re-baited and put back into pond, setting traps, picking up traps, stocking ponds, repair crawfish traps as needed, weigh & tag crawfish, wash and grade crawfish, load crawfish in truck to deliver to markets/plants. May also include driving tractor or other equipment, field preparations, planting of rice, fertilizing, assist with loading/unloading rice trucks, must be able to drive vehicle to various farm locations and crawfish plants/markets; spraying to maintain vegetation; maintain rice bins to include clean up rice spills, sweeping rice spills/pins, help repair & maintain farm equipment, shop, fields, levees, and farm roads, water maintenance.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so worker may prepare their own meals. Employer will provide (on a voluntary basis) transportation to assure workers have access to stores where they can purchase groceries.

Transport: Transportation & related daily subsistence will be provided by the employer or paid by the employer to the worker for reasonable costs incurred for inbound & outbound travel. Employer will provide or pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to groups of H-2A or U.S. workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose & reimburse workers at no less than the most economical & reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved.

Experience wanted: 0 months

Working outside in inclement weather conditions; Must have legal authority to work within the United States.