H-2A · Agriculture

Maple Tree Tapper, Farm Laborer

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

North Maine Maple, Inc.

Skowhegan, ME — United States

Job duties

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Seasonal, full time job in a remote area of Northern Maine working on a maple sap farm performing duties related to harvesting maple sap. All tools and equipment necessary will be provided by the farm owners. Workers will clear brush, install, replace, maintain and remove tubing systems, tap maple trees, evaluate the health of sugar maples for potential sap production, monitor sap flow levels in tubing, pull taps at the end of the season and clean and store equipment. This is outdoor work performed in part during harsh winter temperatures and conditions, and includes extensive walking and frequent stooping.

Requirements

See Addendum C

Housing

WATER, ELECTRICITY, FLUSH TOILETS, LAUNDRY MACHINES, WASHBASIN, SHOWER, KITCHEN FACILITIES, GARBAGE CONTAINERS AND FIRST-AID KIT.

Transportation

IF THE EMPLOYER HAS NOT ALREADY ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE COSTS TO THE WORKER, AFTER THE WORKER COMPLETES 50% OF THE WORK CONTRACT PERIOD, THE EMPLOYER WILL PAY THE WORKER FOR REASONABLE COSTS INCURRED BY THE WORKER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DAILY SUBSISTENCE FROM THE PLACE FROM WHICH THE WORKER CAME TO WORK FOR THE EMPLOYER, WHETHER IN THE U.S. OR ABROAD, AS WELL AS COSTS INCURRED BY THE WORKER FOR OBTAINING A VISA, AND UPON COMPLETING THE CONTRACT OR BEING DISMISSED EARLY, RETURN.

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