Farmworkers Laborers & Crops
Employer
421 NEW HURLEY ROAD
WALLKILL, NY 12589
United States
Job description
Manually prune, plant, cultivate, & harvest apples. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, Hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, & knives. Duties include tilling soil & applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops. Identify plants, pests & weeds to determine the selection & application of pesticides & fertilizers. Apply non-restricted pesticides, Herbicides or fertilizers to crops. Repair & maintain farm vehicles, implements & mechanical equipment. Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings. Harvest fruit by hand. Pick apples for fresh marketing and/or processing. After 3 days of training employer will expect worker to pick at least 100 bu boxes per day of fresh market fruit. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising shall not exceed 4% as defined in the US standard for grades. Inform farmers or farm manager of crop progress. Record information about crops, such as pesticides use, yields & cost. Workers instructed to selectively pick mature fruit and vegetables according to size, color & other USDA standards. Workers must be physically able to pick tree fruit, most of which is done from ladders, with lower branches being picked from the ground. Picked fruit is placed in a metal-framed canvas covered picking bucket with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled bucket, weighing up to 60 lbs. is emptied into bulk bins with a capacity equal to 20 bushel boxes. Worker required to handle ladders up to 24 long and weighing about 2 lbs per foot. Must be physically able to lift up to 75lbs on a consistent basis throughout the day. While working in the field cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Due to safety concerns on a farm, workers must understand basic instructions in English. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order.
Special Requirements
The employer will provide 3 days of training to allow workers to pick a minimum of 100 bu boxes of apples per day with no more than 4% bruising.
The employer will not guarantee to pay the workers a bonus but reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to offer a bonus or to pay an hourly wage rate in excess of the highest applicable rate stated above based on longevity of tenure or exceptional job performance.
The employer reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to temporarily raise the above listed piece rate due to crop conditions. In the tasks where there is no prevailing practice to pay a piece rate, the employer, at his sole discretion, may opt to pay
per hour to ensure a good quality product.