Farm Worker
Employer
214 Old Indian Rd
Milton, NY 12547
United States
Job description
- Manually prune, cultivate, & harvest all crops grown, including, but not limited to, fruits & vegetables (apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, grapes, & mixed vegetables). Use hand tools, such as shovels, hoes, shears, & knives. Duties include thinning, tying, pruning, & harvesting crops from ground, ladder, and mobile platform. Set up & operate irrigation equipment. Harvest fruits by hand. After a training period of 4 days, a minimum productivity standard applies; 100 bu. boxes of fresh market apples and 80 bu. boxes of fresh market pears per day. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising not to exceed 3%. Workers may be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit 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 1 bu. plastic buckets with straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled bucket weighing up to 45 lbs. Workers required to handle ladders up to 18 ft. long and weighing @ 2 lbs. per foot. Must be physically able to lift 80 lbs. on a consistent basis throughout the day. Workers who are not authorized by the employer must leave their cell phones on the bus during the workday. They are not to use cell phones while working in the field, but may do so while on break or in the event of an emergency. 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 of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order.
Special Requirements
None