Farmworkers & Laborers, Crop
Employer
6222 Lake Road
Sodus, NY 14551
United States
Job description
Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. The employer will provide the tools necessary to perform the described job duties, at no charge to the worker. Some activities will be done while working in a 32-36 degree (F) cold storage room and working in a potentially damp climate. Workers will perform general tasks associated with field/orchard production and maintenance to include but not limited to: using marked shovels to place chipped ice into cherry tanks, using hand jacks to lift and maneuver plastic bins in a storage room to ice cherry tanks, remove wooden or plastic cherry tank covers to skim/ice and place back on tanks for shipping, identifying marked shovels used for ice and maintenance shovels used for cleaning, using tennis rackets or hands to remove sticks and leaves from cherry tanks full of fruit and water, cleaning/picking up/sanitizing fruit storage rooms from debris and spilled water from cherry tanks, sort bins, remove old tags and repair bins. Also pruning trees, and the cleaning and maintenance of fields and equipment. Use of hand tools including but not limited to: pruners, shovels, hoes, pitchforks, hand clippers/loppers, and hand saws. Use of other tools including but not limited to: chainsaws and pole saws, and ladders. Use/handle ladders up to 20 feet in length and weighing up to 60 pounds. Must be able to maneuver ladders on steep and uneven terrain. Thinning: hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged, or otherwise unmarketable fruit. Tree training: hoeing, tree painting, tie/position trees and limbs together and to trellises using string, tape, wire, or other fasteners and supports. Pruning: hand pruning based on fruit variety with the use of manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs and broken branches, downward growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood, and shoot-suckers. Workers may assist with orchard maintenance and repairs, root and rock pickup. Workers will pile all tree trimmings (brush) in neat rows using provided pitchforks. Employer will provide training and guidance on pruning methods and techniques. All while taking care to prevent damaging trees.
Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work will be performed in northern winter climates and is required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, and freezing temperatures.
Special Requirements
All workers must be 18 years of age or older. The type of work involves working conditions that require tremendous stamina and a high level of physical activity in cold or extremely hot conditions in direct sunlight and in adverse weather such as rain or snow. Due to the type of physical conditioning needed, there is a probationary period of five days beginning with the first day of employment to show possession of the required endurance and strength to perform this type of work. Employer reserves the right to discharge and obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant workers who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the necessary work or for any other lawful reason.