New York Seasonal Jobs

5 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 03/15/2024- 11/15/2024

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, berries, and field crops. These include: apples, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, sweet corn, tomatoes, beans, pumpkins, and squash. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, shears, and knives. Duties include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, and pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing and loading harvested products. Constructing trellises, repairing fences and farm buildings, and participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment, operate tractors, tractor drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray, and harvest crops. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand. Apply pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crops progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection, application of pesticides and fertilizers. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Record information about crops such as pesticide use, yields, or cost. All tools will be provided by employer. Those handling pesticides will be provided appropriate training. Must have three months experience in above.

Requirements:

• Must have three months experience.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures.
• Extensive sitting, repetitive movements, extensive pushing/pulling, extensive walking
• Frequent stooping/ bending over
• Lifting requirement of 75 lbs.

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov. For qualified applicants requiring a Spanish translation of this job order, please email DIPA@labor.ny.gov or call 1-877-466-9757. Please include the applicant name and job order number in your request.