Job Information
NJ Employer farmworker in Williamson, New York
Anticipated period of employment: 08/12/2024 to 11/16/2024
All applicants must have 3 months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers.
Manually plant, cultivate & harvest apples. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, knives & saws. Till soil and apply fertilizers; transplant, weed, thin or prune crops (may require the use of chainsaws); apply pesticides; clean, pack & load harvested products. Construct trellis, assemble bins, repair bins, fences & farm buildings, participate in irrigation or drainage activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, & self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow & fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, prune, thin, train trees, spray, protect with hail netting, enhance crop light exposure and harvest crops. Use equipment, sanitizers, and hand tools to sanitize bins, machinery and equipment to meet food safety regulations. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, & mechanical equipment. Harvest apples by hand. Apply hail netting, reflective orchard floor covering, pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops. Remove or move hail netting or reflective orchard floor covering from block to block or to storage building. Inform supervisor of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, & weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. Clear and maintain drainage ditches. Participate in employer provided and other training for pesticide use & application, food safety practices, equipment operation and safety and general work safety. Follow all food and other safety procedures. Record information about crops such as pesticide use, food safety threats or practices, yields, or costs. 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 3pm and referred to NY1502387 as the JO is in connection with this NJ number.
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