Job Information
NJ Employer farmworker in Albion, New York
Anticipated period of employment: 08/23/2024 to 11/15/2024
All applicants must have 3 months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers.
Picking apples for fresh market and or processing. for productivity must be 5 bins per day for fresh market apples 6 bins per day processing apples with no more than 5% bruising . workers must be physically able to pick apples most of which is done on ladders with lower branches picked from ground. picked apples are placed in metal framed canvas covered picking buckets with canvas straps that slip over the head and shoulders. the bucket when full weighs up to 40 pounds and is emptied in to 20 bushel bins- workers are required to handle ladders up to 24' long and weighting about 2 lbs per foot. workers will be instructed to selectively pick mature apples according to size, color, and other usda grade standards. trim apple trees, hand thin apples, weeding, hoeing, suckering. 3 month experience in work listed pick vegetables and trimming suckering apple trees. Crops include: apples, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and cucumbers. See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description.
Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract they may call and/or email the employer to schedule an interview Monday- Friday from 9am to 5pm and referred to NY1503743 as the JO is in connection with this NJ number.
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