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HIGHLAND GARDENS INC Farm Worker/Laborer (Temporary) in HIGHLAND, Utah

Temporary Need: 02/11/24 to 10/31/24. Four (4) full-time, seasonal, temporary Farm Workers/Laborers needed. No experience required. Will work 40 hrs/wk. Sun-Sat (Sun-4 hrs/day, Mon-Sat-6 hrs/day), 9:00am - 4:00pm. Wage is $16.34/hr. Must be able to lift 20 pounds. Location: Work will be performed in Highland and Lindon, Utah. Duties include planting and watering of flowers and nursery product, and transporting to retail area. Pruning, thinning, watering, and harvesting of peaches and vegetable crops, and transporting crops to retail area. Maintaining property, cleaning, and fixing greenhouses, etc. Terms and conditions of employment: Tools, room, board, kitchen facilities and transportation provided at no cost to workers. Workers must be available for the entire work period; work at a sustained, vigorous pace on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Workers are required to keep all property, housing, and farm buildings clean, and must adhere to all safety rules as instructed by the supervisor; employee must be willing to perform tasks capably and efficiently without close supervision; absences from work and/or failure to perform required tasks will not be tolerated; must be able to provide employment eligibility documentation (I9 verification) upon hire. The employer will provide, at no cost to the worker, Workers' Compensation coverage or private insurance which is equal to Workers' Compensation laws for comparable employment. Employer will pay or reimburse worker's inbound travel costs from worker's permanent residence or place of recruitment, to the employer's place of business. Payment or reimbursement of inbound travel costs shall include costs incurred by worker for transportation, visa issuance, consular processing, border crossing, and other related fees (excluding passport fees), and a daily subsistence for meals. Workers with acceptable receipts may be reimbursed up to the current maximum subsistence rate published in the Federal Register, currently $59.00 per day. Workers that cannot provide receipts will be reimbursed the minimum subsistence rate published in the Federal Register, currently $15.46 per day. Transportation reimbursements shall be calculated at the worker's actual cost, but shall not exceed the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation costs for the distance involved. Employer will reimburse worker along with pay for the first work week to the extent that such inbound travel costs reduce worker's earnings below the FLSA minimum wage. Pursuant to 20 CFR 655.122(h)(I), employer will reimburse all Inbound travel costs by the 50% point in the contract period to any worker who completes the first half of the contract. The offered wage equals or exceeds the highest of the prevailing wage that is issued and determined by DOL for the time period the work is performed. This job is in connection with a future H-2A labor certification application.

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