Farm and agricultural worker

Farm worker in Columbia, SC

Esta e uma vaga para visto H-2A, o que significa que o empregador ja pediu autorizacao para contratar trabalhadores de fora dos Estados Unidos.

Empregador: AA Farms LLC
Onde: Columbia, SC
Vagas: 4
Salario: $12.56 per hour
Visto: H-2A
Inicio: 2027-01-15
Fim: 2027-09-01
Publicada em: 2026-11-01

O que voce vai fazer

Crops/Commodities: Grapes, berries, christmas trees and honey production. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Plant, cultivate and hand-harvest berries. Prune, trim, and maintain crop. Spread and remove ground covers. Place and monitor bug traps. Trellis berry plants. Train berry canes. Monitor growth for tipping/pruning. Pick/harvest berries according to quality standards. Load/transport harvested berries. Assist in field or warehouse packing. Plant, cultivate, and/or harvest grapes. Manage vineyard canopy to permit light and air circulation. Thin fruit and remove shoots, leaves and vines. Performs vineyard maintenance activities including but not limited to weed control and trellis installation and repair. Install and maintain bird netting. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. May perform general indoor tasks or post-harvest activities when outdoor vineyard work is not available (all such activities will be performed incident to or in conjunction with vineyard operation). Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine. Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices that assure vine balance and preserve vine health. Prune and pull cut Christmas trees to end of row or to assigned area. Load trees onto trailer and unload trees placing into piles as instructed. Shear trees with proper taper for quality. Shake and bale trees. Remove tree stumps and debris from fields. Tie/position trees by tying or wrapping as necessary. Pack, label, tag, pull, and sort trees. As a minor activity, workers may prepare fields/soil for planting, transplant, train, trim, shear, space, and cull trees and/or plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Stacking firewood and picking cones off Christmas trees. Licensed drivers may drive trucks or other vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm, and may be offered additional hours. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Perform manual and mechanical duties related to commercial beekeeping and honey production. Must be familiar with working with bees in all stages, from egg through mature workers, drones and queens. Must work all aspects of beekeeping. Make, paint and clean boxes. Assemble hives using hand tools. Inserts honeycombs into hive. Access colony to determine if food or medicine is needed. Feed and medicate bees for diseases, parasites, and pests. Sterilize hive and burn diseased hive or bee colony. Run queen breeding yard. Raise and replace queens. Make divides. Prepare bees and bee equipment for pollination. Harvest/extract honey. Collect royal jelly. Uncap harvested honeycombs and extracts honey. Remove frames covered with bees and shake into cages. Manipulate and service hive structures. Haul bees to and from different hive locations. Must have no fear of bees and be non-allergic to bee stings, pollen, honey or other products of the hive. Perform mechanized extraction. Must be familiar with mechanized extraction equipment. Cap and handle combs. Mechanically separate wax from honey. Maintain extraction equipment. Assist with refining wax and processing honey. Prepare honey by filtration and/or moisture reduction before final packaging. Blend and filter wax before final packaging for sale. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property.

Como se candidatar

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Ver a oferta de emprego original

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

Quanto isso dá por mês

Com 40 horas por semana, o valor nesta oferta dá cerca de $2,173 por mês antes dos impostos. Esse é o mês de trabalho padrão de 173 horas; horas extras, descontos e custos de viagem não estão incluídos.

Como funciona a permissão de trabalho em 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.

Publicado por U.S. Department of Labor, foreign labor certification