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B.C. Ameele Fruit Farms LLC Agricultural Equipment Operator in Williamson, New York
2 Fulltime Seasonal H-2A job available 03/15/2024 - 11/15/2024.
Load and unload crops or containers of materials, manually or using conveyors, hand trucks, forklifts, or transfer augers, Mix specified materials or chemicals, and dump solutions, powders, or seeds into planter or sprayer machinery, Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers, Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions, Manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery, Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production, such as tractors, combines, and irrigation equipment, Adjust, repair, and service farm machinery and notify supervisors when machinery malfunctions, Attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, or harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools, Summer prune trees, tractor driving work, driving farm vehicles, bin repair, tree nursery work, hand thinning, orchard maintenance, picking up rocks, apple harvest using tractor to bring apples out of orchard, trimming trees, spraying & mowing using tractor. Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (weather on or off the 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 the farm 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 an appropriate license, no one will be rejected for this position that does not possess a drivers license.
Requirements:
- 3 months verifiable experience spraying & mowing with tractor
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive pushing/pulling/sitting/walking, Frequent stooping and repetitive movements
- Lifting requirement of 75 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.