NY1496267

40

Less than High School

3 months

$17.20 hourly

Full Time Seasonal

First Shift (Day)

40

40 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 06/04/2024 - 11/16/2024. his job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural experience, preferably working in an orchard handling both manual and mechanized tasks including associated with commodity production and harvesting activities. Workers must be able to perform manual and mechanized tasks with accuracy and efficiency. Plant, cultivate and harvest fruits. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant trees. Spread plastic or other ground-covering. Clean covering by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant trees by hand. Stake tie trees, trellis trees, and set poles and wires for trees. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Work in fields. Spread and remove ground covers as well as cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load unload products or supplies. Assist field maintenance and repairs and assist with other farm orchard related activities as directed. Planting: Plant trees by hand or mechanically. Clear cull stock, brush, stones and debris. Dig holes and shovel soil. Straighten trees to correct row and inter-row spacing. Pack soil around tree. Tree Training: hoeing, tree painting, tree guard installation, weed mat application. Tie position trees and limbs, together and to trellises, using string, tape, wire or other fasteners and supports. Hang mating disruption for crop protection. Thinning: Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. Pruning: Hand pruning based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, other undesirable branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers. Use handle ladders up to 16 ft. in length and weighing up to 30 lbs. Harvest: Spot and or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor foremans instructions on color size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. Supervisors will explain and demonstrate picking requirements to all workers at the start of the season and as needed thereafter to ensure quality standards. Bruised or damaged fruit will be noted by supervisor(s) in a post-inspection quality report. Supervisors may issue written disciplinary notice to workers with a significant number of culls, bruised, or damaged fruit. Repeated failure to follow quality control instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. Requirements: * 3 months experience in duties listed * Lifting requirement 60 lbs. * Exposure to extreme temperatures * Extensive Pushing or Pulling * Extensive sitting or walking * Frequent stooping or bending over * Repetitive movements The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov

Call Chris Lerew at 7179914006