H-2A Visa Assistant General Manager Jobs
Assistant General Manager jobs with H-2A visa sponsorship place you in operational leadership on large agricultural operations, overseeing crews, production schedules, and compliance across a seasonal cycle. Employers must provide free housing and transportation and pay the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, making these among the more structured sponsorship arrangements in temporary agricultural work.
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Potatoes.
Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
- Assemble, install or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery or equipment
- Order parts, supplies or equipment from catalogs or suppliers
- Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals or schematic diagrams
- Perform general cleaning/sanitation of buildings, properties or storage facilities
- Perform updates to, and repair/maintain the structural integrity of buildings and storage facilities, including, but not limited to, paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall or other parts of building structures
- Perform daily checks/inspections of the storage facilities' overnight performance during potato storage season
- Perform daily physical checks/inspections of the storage systems and potato health during storage season
Basic Qualifications:
- Worker must be detail-oriented
- Have an understanding of 120v and 480v systems
- Must possess the ability to read electrical, schematic or print
- Must possess the ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment, such as contactors, switches, relays, fan motors
- Must possess basic understanding of plumbing and building construction/maintenance
- Proficiency in English is preferred
Driving Requirements:
- Workers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and possessing or able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles
- Workers with appropriate licenses may transport other workers to and from employer-provided housing directly to worksites each day and may transport workers around farms during the workday, may transport crops, supplies, tools and/or equipment/supplies between employer's farm locations, on private or public roads
- Workers do not deliver to customers
- Workers may drive multi-purpose vehicles that have a capacity of less than 13 tons, require a standard driver's license to operate, and may be used on or off farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion)
- Workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of another worker or groups of workers on a regular schedule at other housing locations or centralized pick-up points
Work Requirements:
- Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodation
- Saturday work required
- Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs
- Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work
- Must be willing to work 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift hours
Employment Availability:
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third-party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Job opportunity is Skill Level I. All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker.
Work Schedule:
Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
The employer will offer 3 shifts per 24 hours with an unpaid lunch break Monday through Saturday:
- (Shift 1) 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- (Shift 2) 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- (Shift 3) 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Each worker will be assigned to a shift.
Termination:
Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.
Crops/Commodities:
Potatoes.
Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):
- Assemble, install or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery or equipment
- Order parts, supplies or equipment from catalogs or suppliers
- Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals or schematic diagrams
- Perform general cleaning/sanitation of buildings, properties or storage facilities
- Perform updates to, and repair/maintain the structural integrity of buildings and storage facilities, including, but not limited to, paint or repair roofs, windows, doors, floors, woodwork, plaster, drywall or other parts of building structures
- Perform daily checks/inspections of the storage facilities' overnight performance during potato storage season
- Perform daily physical checks/inspections of the storage systems and potato health during storage season
Basic Qualifications:
- Worker must be detail-oriented
- Have an understanding of 120v and 480v systems
- Must possess the ability to read electrical, schematic or print
- Must possess the ability to troubleshoot and repair electrical equipment, such as contactors, switches, relays, fan motors
- Must possess basic understanding of plumbing and building construction/maintenance
- Proficiency in English is preferred
Driving Requirements:
- Workers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and possessing or able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles
- Workers with appropriate licenses may transport other workers to and from employer-provided housing directly to worksites each day and may transport workers around farms during the workday, may transport crops, supplies, tools and/or equipment/supplies between employer's farm locations, on private or public roads
- Workers do not deliver to customers
- Workers may drive multi-purpose vehicles that have a capacity of less than 13 tons, require a standard driver's license to operate, and may be used on or off farm by the workers (e.g., drive to the grocery store, bank, etc. at their discretion)
- Workers are not required or expected to arrange for the routine pick-up of another worker or groups of workers on a regular schedule at other housing locations or centralized pick-up points
Work Requirements:
- Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodation
- Saturday work required
- Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs
- Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work
- Must be willing to work 1st, 2nd or 3rd shift hours
Employment Availability:
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third-party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Job opportunity is Skill Level I. All primary duties are entry-level and require close supervision and/or a short demonstration of the task by a more experienced worker.
Work Schedule:
Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
The employer will offer 3 shifts per 24 hours with an unpaid lunch break Monday through Saturday:
- (Shift 1) 6:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
- (Shift 2) 2:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- (Shift 3) 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m.
Each worker will be assigned to a shift.
Termination:
Prior to any termination for cause, employer evaluates workers' performance of required tasks and compliance with Work Rules and other employer policies.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as an Assistant General Manager
Verify your management credentials translate
H-2A visa petitions for supervisory roles get more scrutiny when the job duties span crop production and crew oversight. Pull your O*NET occupation profile for Agricultural Manager and match your documented work history to the listed tasks before applying.
Target operations with multi-site harvest cycles
Large-scale farms running multiple commodity seasons are more likely to file H-2A petitions for Assistant General Manager roles because the seasonal window is long enough to justify the employer's recruitment and filing costs.
Search verified H-2A employers on Migrate Mate
Filter by agricultural operations with active H-2A filing history to find employers who have already cleared DOL's job order requirements. This cuts the guesswork out of identifying operations that understand and routinely complete the sponsorship process.
Confirm the job order covers supervisory duties
DOL's approved job order defines exactly what the role entails. Request a copy before signing any offer and confirm that Assistant General Manager duties, not just general laborer tasks, are listed, since your visa status is tied to those specific described duties.
Understand the three-quarters guarantee before you accept
H-2A law requires employers to offer at least 75 percent of the contracted work hours across the petition period. For a management role, confirm what that guarantee looks like in writing and what happens if the harvest season ends early.
Time your paperwork to the employer's DOL filing window
Employers must submit their H-2A petition to USCIS no later than 18 days before the job start date. If you're negotiating a late-season start, that window compresses fast, so get your passport, prior work documentation, and any translated credentials ready well before the employer files.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find Assistant General Manager jobs with H-2A sponsorship?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for this search. Filter by H-2A visa type and agricultural operations to find employers who have already filed H-2A petitions for supervisory roles. Most general job boards don't flag visa sponsorship type, so you spend time applying to operations that have never filed an H-2A petition and aren't set up to start.
What housing and transportation must an H-2A employer provide for this role?
Your employer must provide free housing that meets federal and state health and safety standards for the entire duration of your authorized stay. They must also cover transportation from your home country to the worksite and back at the end of the contract, plus daily transportation between housing and the job site. These obligations apply regardless of your supervisory title.
Does managing other H-2A workers affect my own visa status?
Your H-2A status is tied to your own petition and the job duties listed in your employer's DOL-approved job order, not to the visa status of the workers you supervise. If your role shifts substantially away from the described Assistant General Manager duties, your employer may need to file an amended petition to reflect the change.
Can an H-2A Assistant General Manager role lead to a longer-term position?
H-2A is strictly for temporary or seasonal work, so the position itself must have a defined end tied to the agricultural cycle. Extending your stay requires your employer to file a new or amended petition before your current one expires. Transitioning to a permanent role would require a separate immigrant visa process entirely, which H-2A does not provide a direct pathway toward.