Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse
Employer
341 Pancake Hollow Rd
Highland, NY 12528
United States
Job description
Manually plant, cultivate, harvest, and pack vegetable and fruit crops including; apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries, apricots, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, blueberries, rhubarb, grapes, tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, eggplant, peppers, peas, and pumpkins. Use hand tools such as trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties include tilling soil and applying fertilizers, transplanting, weeding, thinning or pruning crops, applying pesticides, cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. Construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, and participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Operate 50-75hp tractors, tractor drawn machinery, self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. All machinery or equipment operation will be done within the farm setting and are incidental to work at our business location. Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand. When harvesting apples- Apples injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 1% for fresh and 1% for processing as defined in the U.S. standard for grades. Productivity must be at least 4-20 bushel bins fresh market and/or 6-20 bushel bins processing fruit per day. Must be able to lift 60lbs. Must have experience in working with farm sanitary and safety practices as required in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) plans. Must be able to lift 60lbs Apply pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops. Work out doors in all types of weather. Must be able to stand, climb and stoop for long periods of time. Inform farmer of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. Due to safety concerns on a Farm, workers must understand basic instructions in English. Must have three months experience in the above.
Special Requirements
a. Workers must be able to demonstrate that they are physically able to perform the work as described.
b. The employer will provide 0 days of training.
c. Employer may require worker to perform any available general farm work if the guarantee referenced in Section 17a Additional Assurance for Clearance Orders is invoked.
d. Employer may terminate worker with timely notification to the NPC and DHS, if the worker: 1) Refuses, without cause, to perform work for which the worker was recruited and hired; 2) Commits serious acts of misconduct; 3) Fails to reach production standards; 4) Abandons Job (Job Abandonment) is absent for five consecutive previously scheduled days without prior notification to employer.