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NJ Employer Farm Laborer - Forestry Work in Lisbon, New York

Anticipated period of employment: 10/01/2024 to 07/31/2025

All applicants must have 3 months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers.

Seasonal job in an area of Lisbon, New York working on a maple syrup and Christmas tree farm performing duties related to harvesting maple sap and Christmas trees. All tools and equipment necessary to the work will be provided by the farm owner. Workers will install, replace, maintain tubing system, tap maple trees, evaluate health of sugar maples for potential sap production and monitor sap flow level in tubing. Workers will use tools and equipment to gain access to new crops of trees, to facilitate the instillation of tubing systems in new production areas, pull taps at the end of the season and clean equipment. Workers will perform manual field work including not but not limited to planting, cultivating, harvesting/cutting and baling Christmas trees. Worker will select trees for cutting according to markings or size, species and grade and fells trees using axe or chain saw. Worker will take inventory and grade trees, prepare trees for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Lift, carry and load trees onto trucks for transport. 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 they may call and/or email the employer to schedule an interview Monday- Friday from 8am to 4pm and referred to NY1505658 as the JO is in connection with this NJ number.

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