General Laborer

Work description

Chief Firewood, LLC is a trusted and established cooking firewood company based in Smithville, Texas that has customers across the nation. During the yearly period from the beginning of November to the end of March there is a season of peak demand driven by predictable business cycles, contract award timing, holidays, and customer scheduling requirements. These contracts often require accelerated timelines, and simultaneous project execution to meet client deadlines and contractual obligations that exceed permanent workforce capacity. To meet this surge, additional temporary labor is needed for this period. Chief Firewood, LLC maintains a stable, year-round workforce of U.S. employees sufficient to meet its normal level of business. Outside of the peak load period, this permanent staff is fully capable of completing all required work. Maintaining a larger permanent workforce is not feasible, as labor needs return to normal levels once the surge of contracted projects has been completed. To meet this temporary increase in workload, Chief Firewood, LLC is requesting 10 temporary workers under the H-2B visa program. These workers will perform essential labor duties that are critical to ensuring projects remain on schedule, and contractual performance requirements are met during the peak load period. All duties are labor-related and do not require specialized skills, certification, or licensing. Workers will not perform tree felling, logging, independent carpentry, commercial driving requiring a CDL, or operation of heavy equipment. This request applies strictly to the temporary peak load period of November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 when Chief Firewood, LLC experiences a short-term surge in contract-driven workload that exceeds its normal staffing levels. The requested H-2B workers will supplement, and not replace, the companys permanent U.S. workforce. Once the peak load period concludes and project volume returns to normal levels, the temporary workers will be released, as the companys regular employees are fully capable of handling the ongoing workload. Chief Firewood, LLC is committed to full compliance with all H-2B program requirements and affirms that this need is truly temporary and based on a recurring peak load condition inherent to its business operations. We are fully aware that temporary labor certification applications must be filed no less than 75 calendar days before the requested start date. In compliance with this requirement, we have adjusted our filing timeline accordingly. While our submission schedule aligns with regulatory obligations, the seasonal period remains November 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027.