Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop, Nursery, Greenhouse

H-2A seasonal job with Ramirez Tomatoes in Rutledge, Tennessee. Pay: $13.15/hr. Work period: 2027-01-09 to 2027-10-25. Positions: 15. About 42 hours a week. The employer's full description is in English on the official DOL job order.

Transplant plants, laying plastic, drive sticks, set plants, put string, remove suckers, spray, picking. Cleaning fields: remove plastic, cut string, pull sticks, pull drip line, Other; prepping green-house. putting new over top plastics. working in a smaller garden picking tomatoes, green beans, bell pepper and cucumbers. Apply products such as fertilizers, pesticides, etc, construct structures to support plant growth, feel plants/crops leaves and note coloring to detect the presence of insects or disease, inform farm managers of plants or crops progress, load crops and drive trucks to transport to and from fields and/or storage locations or facilities, tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning crops, use hand tools such as such as shovels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, loppers, and knives, work in extreme temperatures. Clean work areas and maintain grounds and landscaping. Packing and grading tomatoes inside the packing house, stacking RPC's on pallets, filling the line roll with containers to be packed out. Once packing season has concluded, cleaning of facility will be done as well. Approximate staggered entry: 6 workers to work Jan 9 - Aug 10 and 8 workers to work Apr 25 - Oct 25.

Work period: 2027-01-09 to 2027-10-25. Positions: 15.

Requirements: Be able to work in extreme conditions such as heat, humidity, wind, cold. Lift and carry supplies. Follow instructions. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license within 30 days following hire and obtain clean driving record to be able to operate company vehicle. Lift up to 40 lbs.