Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop
Employer
43 MT ZION ROAD
MARLBORO , NY 12542
United States
Job description
Manually prune, plant, cultivate, & harvest fruits & vegetables such as apples, peaches, pears, plums, tomatoes,
eggplant, peppers & pumpkins. Use hand tools, such as shovels, hoes, pruning hooks, shears, & knives. Duties
include tilling soil, weeding, thinning, &/or pruning crops. Set up & operate irrigation equipment. Use tractors and
trucks on farm property to move equipment and supplies. Harvest fruits by hand. Pick apples for fresh marketing
&/or processing. A minimum productivity standard applies; 80 bu boxes of fresh market apples per day. All fruit to
be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising, not to exceed 4%. Workers are instructed to
selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color & other USDA standards. Worker 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 40 lbs. Workers 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 of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in his order
Special Requirements
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 will provide 3 days of training to allow workers to pick a minimum of 80 bu boxes of apples per day
with no more than 4% bruising.