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The Forest Farmers, LLC Agricultural Forestry, equipment operat in Lyon Mountain, New York
5 full time, temporary, seasonal H-2A positions available 11/11/2024 - 06/15/2025
Agriculture, Forestry and Agricultural Equipment Operator
All applicants must be able, willing, and qualified to perform the work described in this job description and must be available for the entire period of employment specified in box A.3 & A.4.
This work order is for qualified people with 2 months prior experience performing agricultural work and working in a commercial scale maple sugaring operation. Workers must be willing to work in cold weather as low as 10 degrees F and work on snow covered ground up to 3 feet. Workers will use precision tree-sap tapping equipment, operate agricultural equipment to include tractor with loader and rear mounted attachments, pick-up truck; and chainsaw.
Workers may 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 farmer's fields); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank, or laundry facilities on an as-needed basis. Those that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid drivers license, no worker will be rejected for not having a driver's license.
This position involves precision coring of "tap-holes" in trees; precision insertion and setting of spouts; crimping, cutting, and connecting food-grade flexible tubing; and installation and repairing of various diameter food-grade flexible pipe/tubing (up to 3".Work requires long periods of standing, bending and kneeling. Additional duties include harvesting of wild ramps, Balsam fir branches and potentially, other non-timber forest products (such as nuts, seeds, berries, mushrooms, etc.), using small hands tools and bare hands to harvest these products in to small containers.
Employer will furnish to workers without cost all tools and equipment required to perform duties assigned. Worker will be given 30 minutes for lunch. Beginning and ending times will vary depending on the conditions in the sugarbush.
Requirements: *2 months prior experience performing agricultural work and working in a commercial scale maple sugaring operation *Requested to drive will be required to possess a valid drivers license. *Work requires long periods of standing, bending and kneeling *Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and be available to work Monday through Saturday *The employer will provide 1 days of training and allow 2 days of work for the worker to satisfactorily perform all duties in this job order *Workers must be able to read and write in English at 3rd grade level in the US.
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 DOCE@labor.ny.gov or call 1-877-466-9757. Please include the applicant name and job order number in your request.