New York Seasonal Jobs

1 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 3/21/2024- 1/19/2025.

Crist Bros. Orchards, Inc. is a 650 acre apple orchard located on several sites in Orange and Ulster Counties in New York State. Operations include growing, storing, packing, and shipping apples. This is a full time mechanic job description with a minimum of one year verifiable experience. Conduct repairs and maintenance to all company equipment, vehicles, buildings, and other structures. This involves diagnosing, disassembling, and overhauling farm machinery and vehicles, and irrigation systems, as well as performing brake, transmission and clutch repairs or adjustments and routine maintenance.

Equipment includes but is not limited to tractors, forklifts, implements such as sprayers, mowers or bin trailers and orchard platforms. Repairs to packing equipment are also part of this job including but not limited to graders, dump tanks/dump equipment, sorting belts, baggers, box makers, pallet jacks and tray fillers. Vehicles to be repaired and maintained include but are not limited to truck tractors, trailers, school buses for transportation of farm employees, vans, pickup trucks, cars, and other automobiles. Company buildings to be repaired and maintained include but are not limited to the main packing house and office facility, apple coolers including cooling equipment and employee housing.

General operation of equipment or vehicles is not a regular part of the employee's job; however, operation may be required to diagnose and assess problems. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, forklifts and self-propelled machinery to spray, chop, mow, plant, fertilize, harvest, load, unload, or store product in order to diagnose or assess equipment issues.

Drive pickup trucks or vans on the public roads and farm roads to and from the worksite and/or grocery store and bank. This may include transportation of coworkers or tools and supplies. Company service trucks may perform repairs or service in the field at various farm locations. Drive pickup trucks or vans on public road and farm roads to diagnose or assess vehicle issues, pick up needed parts for repairs or bring them to a repair shop. All fuel and materials to perform this duty will be paid for and provided by the employer. Driving on public roads is only with a valid United States class D driver's license and employer approval. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a driver's license.

Performing the duties of this job description will include use of tools such as grinders, air compressors, drills, saws, computers, safety gear and pesticide safety gear. Mechanic will need to record work completed either on paper or electronically and communicate with supervisors about parts or assistance needed. Workers must follow all food safety rules.

Employer may conduct/require random illegal drug or alcohol tests at employer's expense after hiring, for the safety of themselves and others as they will be operating machinery. Illegal substances are not permitted. While working, cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 12 months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described.
• Random drug or alcohol tests at employers expense once hired.
• Due to the nature of the job duties the applicant needs to be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Consistently lift 75 lbs throughout the day.
• Extensive sitting/walking, pushing/pulling, and frequent stooping/bending.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures.
• Repetitive movements.

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.