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6 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 11/08/2026 - 09/05/2027.
This work order is for willing, able, and qualified individuals to perform a variety of tasks related to the planting, cultivation, maintenance, and harvesting of greenhouse crops, including tomatoes, lettuce, and other greens, under the supervisors direction. Duties include planting and transplanting seedlings; potting, spacing, irrigating, pruning, culling, and topdressing plants to ensure healthy growth and marketable product; and harvesting crops by picking, handling, and removing produce from the vine or plant. Workers will also wash, pack, label, sort, weigh, and store harvested greens and other products according to variety and quality standards. Additional responsibilities include general field and facility maintenance such as weeding, hoeing, pulling or cutting string, removing plant debris, and keeping work areas clean and organized. Workers may also be required to load boxes, and transport products, including lifting full containers weighing approximately 35 pounds and dumping buckets of tomatoes into bins while carefully removing stems and avoiding damage to the fruit. Workers must be able to use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, knives. Those that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid driver's license, no worker will be rejected for not having a driver's license. The work is physically demanding and requires prolonged periods of bending, crouching, kneeling, stooping, walking, and standing. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis. Workers will be compensated at the correct rate of pay for all hours worked, including when they are performing the employers obligation of driving. Employees must be able to work in a variety of environmental conditions, including extreme heat, cold, and wet weather. Workers are expected to arrive on time, follow directions, adapt quickly to changing tasks, and work effectively as part of a team. Workers may be eligible for discretionary bonus pay based on experience and performance. Workers are required to work 8 hours shift within the hours of 7:00am to 7:00pm from Monday through Saturday. This schedule totals 48 hours per week. The 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. range accounts for varying crop conditions (e.g., weather or crop readiness) to ensure that workers are able to complete the required weekly hours. Workers will not be scheduled to work a full 12-hour shift. Workers may be offered additional hours beyond the standard scheduled hours and/or days, subject to the mutual agreement of the worker and management. Workers will be provided with at least a 30-minute lunch break, staggered between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., as determined by both the workers and management. Workers may choose where to eat their lunch and must return to work after the 30-minute break. In addition, workers will receive a 15-minute break in the morning and a 15-minute break in the afternoon, as agreed upon by the worker and management. The daily and weekly work schedules may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, or other factors. The employer will notify workers of any changes to the schedule. The employer will provide one day of training and two days of work to demonstrate satisfactory performance of the duties described in this work order. The employer will furnish, at no cost to workers, all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the assigned duties.
Requirements:
- 1 Months of experience required
- Lifting requirement 50 lbs.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive pushing or pulling
- Extensive sitting or walking
- Frequent stooping or bending over
- Repetitive movements
The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov.