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Juniper Hill Farm Farmworkers & Laborers in Westport, New York
17 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs Available 2/17/2024 - 12/15/2024
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Mix chemicals ingredients and spray vegetables/fruit to control insects, fungus, weeds, or diseases. Other duties may include operation of farm machinery, repair and maintenance of machinery as well as building maintenance. Operation of motor vehicles a must.
Requirements: * A minimum of three months verifiable experience is necessary in the aforementioned. * Must be physically able to lift up to 75lbs on a consistent basis throughout the day. * Driver Requirements * Exposure to extreme temperatures * Repetitive movements, extensive pushing/pulling, extensive 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.