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Norman Keil Nurseries, Inc. Light Truck Drivers in St. James, New York
10 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs Available 03/09/2024 - 07/15/2024.
Crops: Annuals, Bulbs, Perennials
Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Performs duties like: Drive and operate farm machinery to plant and cultivate, transport flowers. Attach farm implements, such as, wagons/ trailer to a tractor. Tow trailer behind a tractor, transport products/ flowers to storage area, inside and outside greenhouse facilities as well as between different farms within a 50 mile radius belonging to the nursery group. Load product on to box trucks, with carts full of flowers and potted plants. Transport the flowers/plants to stores and market facilities and unload.
The trucks that are used are straight box trucks that weigh less that 26000 pounds. Driver's License required: Class D.
Must be able to obtain a driver's license within 30 days of hire.
Requirements:
- 3 months experience
- Drivers Requirement (Class D). Must be able to obtain driver's license within 30 days of hire.
- Drug test given post-hire at the employers expense.
- Exposure to extreme temps
- extensive sitting and Frequent stooping/bending over.
- Lifting requirement of 50 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.