Agriculture, Forestry
Employer
4448 State Route 374
Lyon Mountain, NY 12952
United States
Job description
All applicants must be able, willing, and qualified to perform the work described in this job description and must be available for the entire period of employment specified in box A.3 & A.4. This work order is for qualified people with 3 months prior experience performing agricultural work and working in a commercial scale maple sugaring operation. The workers must be able to perform repairs on tubing system in November and December to get our sap collection system ready for tapping in January. Workers must be willing to work in cold weather as low as 5 degrees and work on snow covered ground up to 4 foot. Workers will use precision tree-sap tapping equipment, operate agricultural equipment to include tractor with loader and rear mounted attachments, pick-up truck; and chainsaw. This position involves precision coring of "tap-holes" in trees; precision insertion and setting of spouts; crimping, cutting, and connecting food-grade flexible tubing; and installation of various diameter food-grade flexible pvc pipe/tubing (up to 2').Work requires long periods of standing, harvesting wild leeks (ramps)from the forest in the spring, bending and kneeling. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and be available to work Monday through Saturday. The employer will provide 1 days of training and allow 2 days of work for the worker to satisfactorily perform all duties in this job order. Employer will furnish to workers without cost all tools and equipment required to perform duties assigned. Worker will be given 30 minutes for lunch. Beginning and ending times will vary depending on the conditions in the woods. Workers must be able to take direction in simple English.
Special Requirements
None