Job Description

Job Duties

Start Date: 02/01/2026

End Date: 11/30/2026

Hours: 40 hours/week, (Monday - Friday 7 hours/day: 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) and (Saturday 5 hours/day)

Hours listed are the anticipated hours to be worked. These hours could increase or decrease based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity.

Must Apply By: 07/03/2026

Job Duties:

Workers will cut away dead and excess branches from fruit trees using handsaws, pruning hooks, and shears. May apply healing compound to pruning wounds. May cut down and fertilize trees. Workers will use tractors to remove limbs and brush from pruning sites. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Worker will operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and specialty apple harvesting machinery. Workers must have a minimum of 2 months of verifiable work experience driving 75 hp. tractors or larger and operating tractor drawn orchard harvesting equipment/machinery. Worker will occasionally plant trees, prune trees and harvest apples as well as perform other regular orchard duties.

Additional locations:

45443 County Rd. 12

Dakota, Minnesota 55925

Winona County

31292 County Rd. 1

LaCresent, Minnesota 55947

Winona County

Minimum Education Required

No High School Diploma or GED required.

Minimum Experience Required

Experience Months: Two (2) months experience.

Workers must have a minimum of 2 months of verifiable work experience driving 75 hp. tractors or larger and operating tractor drawn orchard harvesting equipment/machinery.

Training Months: 0

Certification/License Requirements: No

Driver Requirements: No

Criminal Background Check: No

Drug Screen: No

Lifting Requirement: Yes - 50 lbs.

Exposure to Extreme Temperatures: Yes

Extensive Pushing or Pulling: Yes

Extensive Sitting or Walking: Yes

Frequent Stooping or Bending Over: Yes

Repetitive Movements: Yes

Supervise Others: No

Shift

First (Day)

Number of Openings

8

Public Transportation Accessible

No

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

Yes

Physical Required

No

Drug Test Required

No

Compensation

$16.65 / Hourly

Additional Compensation

As required for all workers in Minnesota, hours worked in excess of 48 hours in a work week will be paid at the rate of 1.5 times the regular rate of pay.

Postal Code

55925

Place of Work

On-site

Requisition ID

H-2A #26-035

Job Type

Full Time

Job Benefits

EMPLOYER ASSURANCES: Work guaranteed for 3/4 of contract period, starting with date of arrival at work site. Employer provides free housing for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Employer pays inbound transportation and subsistence to work site upon 50% completion of work contract for workers whose residence is beyond normal commuting distance. Daily subsistence will be provided at a rate of at least $16.28 per day during travel to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts. Required work-related tools and supplies provided free of charge by employer.

Effective Jan 1, 2024, per MN State Statute, an employee will earn one hour of paid sick and safe time for every 30 hours worked, up to at least 48 hours of accrued Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) per year, provided the employee works a minimum of 80 hours in a calendar year.

Application Instructions

Send resume listing experience to:

MN DEED/FLC

Attn: H-2A#26-035

180 E. 5th St. Suite 1200, St. Paul, MN 55101

FAX: 651-297-7722

EMAIL: foreignlaborcertification.DEED@state.mn.us

CALL: Mary Garcia 651-259-7513

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Contract work, Work experience placement, H-2A Visa, Monday to Friday, Shift work,

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