A. This is an Agricultural Labor Program clearance order for temporary or seasonal agricultural workers. ALL QUALIFIED U.S. DOMESTIC WORKERS (CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS WITH VALID WORK AUTHORIZATION) INCLUDING MSFW AND NON-MSFW WORKERS MAY BE REFERRED. 

B. Interested applicants should report to any State Workforce Agency (SWA) career center for help in contacting the employer. Referral by a career center provides program guarantees and protections that may not be available to a worker not referred. Workers must have valid identification for I-9 preparation when they report to the employer location to begin work. The employer may use the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify Program to verify employment eligibility. 

C. Workers referred to this job by a SWA should report to a career center between 5 and 9 work days before the job start date to verify the job start date is the same. Failure to do so may disqualify the worker from the assurances of this Job Order. 

SUMMARY OF JOB OFFER (SEE Clearance Order/Employer’s ETA 790A for full details.) 

Location: Worksites are in Sumter, Pinellas Counties in Florida. Housing is in Bushnell, Florida. (Sumter County) 

D. Job Offer: The crew leader leads the team of workers and works alongside them in the field, providing instruction and training in the work. Transporting workers to and from employer owned housing, work sites and stores. Crew leader is responsible for making sure goals and work standards are met and that work and housing rules are being followed. The crew leader lives in the same house with other workers and is responsible for transporting them back and forth to work daily and to the store weekly. The crew leader reports to the farm owners and meets frequently with them to go over goals, plans, etc. This will be done under extreme weather condition such as heat, direct sunlight, possible rain, wind, and exposure to pollen. Repetitive physical conditions such as heavy bending, stooping and lifting will be involved on a regular basis. Work schedule is 8 hours per day 6:45am -3:15pm, Monday - Friday. Saturday is 10 hours from 6:45am - 5:15pm. Sunday is 2 hours from 6:45am - 8:45am Combined experience with crew leading, harvesting, greenhouse work, crop trellising, transplanting, record keeping and spraying crops is required. The crew leader must have experience leading a crew of at least four agricultural workers, operating 23 HP minimum tractor for agricultural applications, experience driving a 25,999 GVW straight truck with full load, experience shuttling/chauffeuring passengers, and have the ability to communicate with the field workers in their spoken language Must possess or be able to obtain a FL drivers license within 30 days. 

Pay: Florida Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) - $16.23 per hour. ¾ Guarantee is in effect. Wage Offer: $28.01 per hour. Piece Rates: See employer’s Form ETA 790A for details. Bonus: None. Pay is: Weekly. Employer provides tools/equipment. Withholding: Federal Income Tax, Social Security and Medicare, and any deductions agreed to by the worker in writing. Work rules will be found in the Clearance Order. 

E. Contract period is August 12, 2025 to June 10, 2026. Hours: 52 hours per week. Days/Hours: Monday thru Friday 8 hours per day, Saturday 10 hours per day, and Sunday 2 hours per day. Work may be offered but not required on Sundays and holidays. Extra work hours may be offered based on weather and other conditions. 

F. Employer will refund workers living outside commuting distance the reasonable transportation and subsistence costs to report for the first day of work on the 50% date. Will provide workers who complete the contract period the reasonable cost of transportation and subsistence to return to place of recruitment or to report to the next H-2A job. 

G. Housing and Board.
Housing: Will provide free housing for workers who arrive from outside daily commuting distance. Family housing is not available. Meals (Board): The employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals, this includes basic appliances, pots, pans, utensils, plates, bowls and dish washing facilities for meal preparation etc. The employer will also provide (on a regular weekly basis and at no cost) transportation, to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries. Housing meets the requirements of Federal, State and Local regulations. Rules regarding living accommodations will be found in the Clearance Order. Transportation provided by the employer meets the requirements of Federal, State and Local regulations. 

H. Prohibition against preferential treatment of aliens: The employer's job offer must offer to U.S. workers no less than the same benefits, wages, and working conditions that the employer is offering, intends to offer, or will provide to H-2A workers. Job offers may not impose on U.S. workers any restrictions or obligations that will not be imposed on the employer's H-2A workers. This does not relieve the employer from providing to H-2A workers at least the same level of minimum benefits, wages, and working conditions which must be offered to U.S. workers. 

I. Mandatory 653.501 Statement: In view of the statutorily established basic function of the Job Service office as a no-fee labor exchange, that is, as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the ETA nor the SWAs are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the Job Service office constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party.

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