Construction worker

Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse in Mantua, OH

This is an H-2A job order, which means the employer has already applied to hire workers from outside the United States for it.

Employer: Eagle Creek Wholesale LLC
Where: Mantua, OH
Places: 15
Pay: $14.42 per hour
Visa: H-2A
Starts: 2027-01-05
Ends: 2027-06-01
Filed: 2026-10-22

What the work involves

Planting plants into containers on the production/planting line - Unloading, loading, moving, spacing and trimming plants in the greenhouse - Pulling plants onto carts for customer orders - Propagating unrooted cuttings - Sowing seeds directly into pots/containers filled with soil - Consolidating, cleaning, sweeping, growing areas in between crops - Greenhouse property and facility maintenance - Maintaining a clean environment within and around all greenhouse areas Greenhouse Production General Laborers report to the Production Manager. In addition to the job duties listed above, Eagle Creek attests to providing the following to all workers: 1. Universal protection and benefits to all employees. 2. Participation in FLSP research and reporting which includes granting access to workers to take surveys and participating in in-person interviews. 3. All workers will be made available to attend a 2-hour paid training on their rights and resources while working in the U.S. 4. Responsible recruitment records, including recruiting U.S. based workers first, followed by recruitment by government ministries that are registered with government in the country (if they exist). Employees are given two 15 minutes breaks - one mid-morning and 1 mid-afternoon. These 2 breaks are paid. Employees are give one 30 minute lunch break at noon. This lunch is not paid. Approximate staggered entry: 2 workers to begin on January 5, 2027; 4 workers to begin on February 5, 2027.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Seasonal Jobs.

What that comes to in a month

At forty hours a week, the rate in this filing works out at about $2,495 a month before tax. That is the standard full-time month of 173 hours; overtime, deductions and the cost of getting there are not in it.

How the work permit works in the United States

Employer-sponsored temporary or permanent labor certification. The employer files with the Department of Labor first. Which programme applies depends on the work and whether it is seasonal.

Published by U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification