Farmworker/Laborer

About this opportunity

Dates

Nov 2, 2026 – Jun 11, 2027

Duration

~7 months

Experience

Not required / not stated

Category

agriculture

Requirements

• Experience not required / not stated
• None
• Lay Plastic: Workers are required to load 75 to 80 lbs. rolls of plastic and drip tape rolls weighing approximately 50lbs on to machinery and ride on the back of machinery to ensure rolls are distributed evenly on beds of dirt.
• Worker is required to ride fertilizer wagon and use a shovel to make sure there is no clogging of fertilizer at distribution.
• Worker is required to remove casing when rolls of plastic and drip tape have emptied and repeat process. Plastic machine riders have other tasks required to lay plastic such as: bed pressing, clean out fertilizer hoppers, painting numbers and measuring row lengths.
• Workers are required to use a shovel to tuck in the ends of the plastic being laid by machinery at the ends of each row. Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field.
• Plastic Repair: Repairs are to be made to plastic and splices as necessary throughout field.
• Shovel Work/Weeding: Shovel work: Workers are required to use a shovel to tuck in the ends of the plastic being laid by machinery at the ends of each row. Weeding: Worker is to pull plastic from row & drip tape and place at end of filed walkways. String cutting is also to be cut using a knife issued and remove and place at walkways at the end.
• Planting: Loading and unloading of plant trays from plant delivery boxes to planting machine, unloading empty trays from planter back onto plant boxes. Riding on plant machine and placing one plant into each hole made by plant machine and gathering soil to fill in space around the plant with soil using hand. Walking also behind planting machine placing a plant in hold that was missed and also filling in the hole with soil by using hand. Removing plants at walkways. Units covered will be divided by number of workers on the crew times the pay rate.
• Replanting: When needed, replanting will require employee to carry trays that weigh 1 -5lbs into field to replace injured or dead plants in field rows.
• Irrigation installation & removal: Connecting and installing irrigation (poly) lines at various points in fields for irrigation practices of crops. Removal of irrigation (poly) lines and connections at end of crop season. This task will include shovel work as needed.
• Staking: Using both hands gathering bundles of stakes from bed of field truck and carrying to place a stake between each plant. Each stake must remain upright. Repeat process through entire rows and field. Once the first procedure is performed by an air hammer system being pulled by a tractor, the worker places an air hammer over the stake to drive in the stake 12" - 14" into the ground. If using manual hammers, worker must place opening over stake and pound stake into the ground also 12" - 14”. This task will include clean up and removal of broken stakes as needed.

Work authorization

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Work authorization

H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker

International candidates

Yes

Employer sponsorship

Required

Confirmation

Confirmed by source

Official source

U.S. Department of Labor

Benefits & conditions

Housing

Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — Employer leased housing. Family housing is not available and the provision of family housing is not a prevailing practice in the area of intended employment. Co-ed housing is not offered; all female workers will be housed with other females and all male workers will be housed with other males. Laundry facilities are provided at no cost for the worker.

Transportation

The employer will provide free transportation to all workers to the grocery store, laundromat and banking facility once a week to access the necessities, utilizing one employer-owned 45-passenger bus and one 15-passenger bus. The vehicle will pick up workers in the morning to begin the workday and will return workers to the housing site in the afternoon following the completion of the workday. See Addendum C

How to apply

Email

urbanvegetableproject@gmail.com

Phone

+13054090159

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Official source

U.S. DOL SeasonalJobs

Case number

JO-A-300-26244-207208

Verification

Last verified: September 20, 2026

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