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  • Seasonal Work
  • Must be at least 14 years old when employment begins
  • Season is 2-3 weeks long in July
  • Fields located in the Dewitt area
  • Bus pick-up and drop-off at Calamus & DeWitt, possibly Clinton & Elvira
  • Work is 7 days per week from start to finish
  • Chance to work side-by-side with your friends
  • Workday is over in mid-afternoon
  • Workday starts at 6:00 a.m.
  • Starting pay $7.25 per hour
  • Bonus available
  • Time and a Half on Sundays
  • Hats and gloves are supplied for protection
  • Pizza Party at the end
  • An Equal Opportunity Employer

For more information on this summer job opportunity, contact:

Contact Alicia, Tom or Sue Cleveland Contractors:
414-534-4997, 608-444-3407, 402-694-2784
Mail Applications to:
Cleveland Detasseling LLC
PO Box 526
DeWitt, IA 52742
or
Email Alicia Cleveland (amerrick09@alumni.uwosh.edu)
Tom Cleveland (thclevelan09@alumni.uwosh.edu)
Sue Cleveland (scleveland@hamilton.net)
 

If you are interested in applying:

  • Download and print the application*
  • Fill out all pages completely
  • Parent must sign if you will be under 18 when work begins on the Application
  • Attach copies of two forms of identification:
    • One must be a School ID or Driver's License
    • One must be a Social Security Card or Birth Certificate
  • Mail completed application to Cleveland Detasseling, PO Box 526, DeWtt, IA 52742
  • Remember, you must be 14 years of age by the time detasseling starts
  • We look forward to working with you this summer!

    Safety meeting will be held in June.
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