Anticipated period of employment: 08/20/2026 to 11/10/2026
3 months verifiable experience required.
Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmers fields and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Not all workers are requested to drive; drivers will be required to possess a valid operators license. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a class D license. Workers will perform various tasks involved in planting, cultivating, pruning, thinning and harvesting apples, peaches and sweet cherries according to supervisors instructions. Most of these duties will be performed on up to an 18 foot ladder. Duties include tilling soil & applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, and/or pruning crops & applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings, and participate in irrigation activities. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, & weeds to determine the selection & application of pesticides & fertilizers. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Record information about crops, such as pesticides use, yields or costs. Employer will expect worker to pick a minimum of 120 bu boxes of apples per day with no more than 1% (WNY) bruising. Workers are expected to work at least the number of days and hours specified. Depending on weather, crop or other conditions, workers may be requested, but not required to work up to seven days per week and/or on the Sabbath and up to 12 hours per day. Employer will furnish to workers without cost all the tools and equipment required in the performance of the duties assigned. Workers should report for work with their own suitable clothes. Field temperatures may range from below 0 to 90+ degrees (F), with possible wet morning conditions. Must be physically able to lift up to 70lbs on a consistent basis throughout the day. While working in the field, phone usage is limited to emergency use
only. ***See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description***
Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract contact employer by phone Monday through Friday during the hours of 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET. Referred to NY1652470 as the CO is in connection with this NJ number.
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