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Amy's Flowers Farmworker and Laborer in Water Mill, New York
3 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 3/10/2024-12/31/2024
Duties: Orchard work: apples, peaches, pears, blueberries pruning (using hand pruners, loppers, and chain saw to cut branches), thinning fruit (using hands to remove excess fruit), harvesting fruit (harvested by hand into buckets and deposited into larger containers - apples and pears use a 50lb bucket to harvest, peaches use a 25lb crate to harvest, blueberries use a 10lb bucket to harvest), planting trees.
A minimum productivity standard applies; 80 bushel boxes of fresh market apples per day. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising, not to exceed 2%. Workers may be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color & other USDA standards. Workers must be physically able to pick tree fruit. (45%).
Greenhouse: annual and perennial plants planting (Planting small plants into pots), plant cleaning (using hands or scissors to pinch plants), plant spacing (separating potted plants and moving two 15lb trays), general cleanup (sweeping, organizing pots and trays) (10%).
Farm work: grading fruit (using hands to select fruit for appropriate container), aiding in cider production (selecting fruit to be processed, bottling cider, cleaning machinery); peeling/slicing fruit (suing a peeler to process fruit); farmyard and building maintenance (weed trimming using a powered machine, sweeping barns, cleaning grading and cider equipment, cleaning tractors and other small equipment); seeding and harvesting pumpkins (picking pumpkins weighing 1lb to 100lbs either into crates or loading trucks (45%).
Machinery operation involved. Driver license required to transport between work sites. Heavy lifting involved. Due to health and safety concerns on a farm, worker must understand basic instructions in English.
Requirements:
- Must have a minimum of three months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described.
- Driver requirements
- Lifting requirement of 100 lbs. with assistance
- Exposure to extreme temps, repetitive movements, extensive pushing or pulling, extensive sitting or walking and frequent stooping.
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.