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Farm Worker - Aquaculture & Row Crop

  • Franklin Aquaculture, Inc
  • Wisner, LOUISIANA
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Source last checked: 10/27/2026

Job summary

Livestock and animal-care worker

Pay
$10.42 / hour
Contract start / Contract end
11/4/2026 to 9/3/2027
Education
No minimum education required

Experience required: Yes · 2 months of experience

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Job conditions

Pay
$10.42 / hour
Positions offered
20 positions
Schedule
Full time
Contract start
11/4/2026
Contract end
9/3/2027
Visa type
H-2A
Address
3889 Hwy 562
ZIP code
71378
Hours per week
40

Additional pay information

Wage offer for H-2A workers only is $9.14 per hour.

Duties and description

Original English description
  • Job duties in relation to the fish farm will require workers to:
  • Job will include duties such as: repairs to drains, levees, wells, aerators, and road grading work; ground maintenance; harvesting fish; hatchery operations; water oxygen levels. Operate boats or tractors on fish ponds to position seine nets and sock nets used to capture fish. Operate hydraulic loader crane attachments to move fish from nets to live tanks on board a tractor-trailer truck. Guide movement of fish from crane scoop attachment to live tanks, positioning the scoop and releasing fish from the scoop into live tanks. Sample, count, and weigh fish. Record field data and prepare reports relating to hatchery/ harvesting/ and feeding activities by inputting data into an electronic registry or recording data on paper forms. Monitor and observe fish characteristics such as: length, weight, behavior, growth, survival, and or signs of parasites, diseases or pathogens, while performing other job duties. Monitor and maintain pond water oxygen levels and pond water quality levels including the performance of standard water quality tests. Support aquaculture fish rearing activities including feeding fish, making determinations about the amount of feed and type of feed and which ponds to feed. Engage in aquaculture fish breeding activities including sorting and collecting breeding age sexually mature female and male fish from ponds. Engage in aquaculture fish breeding / hatchery activities including hormone injections, stripping eggs from fish, collecting sperm, monitor and adjust incubation tubes and fish tank volume, depth, flow rate and water temperature. Remove fish from hatchery and transport to ponds. Monitor status of facility systems and equipment. Prepare flavor sampling lists or size sampling lists or obtain lists from management. Collect and transport fish samples to processors. Engage in repairs to drains, levees, and wells and road grading work. Monitor status of ponds and assist management in making decisions on when to empty ponds of fish, when to drain ponds, when to restock ponds, and when to transfer fish from pond to pond to keep from overcrowding. Perform routine maintenance and repair on equipment, systems, boats, tractors, automotive vehicles, aerators. Maintain work logs, repairs, and maintenance records. Monitor parts, tools, and supplies inventory. Record field data and prepare reports relating to hatchery/ harvesting/ feeding activities. Follow directions and instructions from managers and supervisors. Complete other similar and related tasks and duties as assigned. Monitor and perform routine maintenance and repair on equipment, systems, boats, tractors, automotive vehicles, aerators.
  • Job duties in relation to packing gutted fish include:
  • Packing of gutted catfish in a wax coated brown box and then adding ice and closing with a lid. The employee must maintain the weights to 30lb per box. The boxes will then be stacked 50 high on a wooden pallet. The pallet will then be taken to the cooler using a forklift or pallet jack.
  • JOB DUTIES CONTINUED IN ADDENDUM C.

Requirements and occupation

Education
No minimum education required
Occupation
Livestock and animal-care worker
Experience required
Yes
Minimum experience
2 months of experience

Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Job will require periods when workers may be exposed to varying weather conditions and extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, walking, stooping, bending, or repetitive movements. Random drug testing may occur post-hire at the employers expense. These checks may be performed to ensure safe housing and work environments for all workers. Positive drug test results or refusal to comply with testing may result in termination of employment.

Additional requirements are listed in the job description.

Listing information

Case number
H-300-26236-189968
Case status
Certification issued

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