Farmworkers Laborers & Crops
Employer
124, 126 RTE 32 SO.
NEW PALTZ, NY 12561
United States
Job description
Under direction of supervisor, worker will cut grass, do weeding, prune trees and repair picking buckets also pick fresh fruit & vegetables: such as apples, pears, pumpkins, tomatoes & squash for fresh market and or processing. Productivity must be 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 may be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color & other USDA standards. Worker required to handle ladders up to 24 long weighing about 2 lbs per foot. Must be physically able to lift up to 75 lbs on a consistent basis throughout the work day. Due to
health & safety concerns on our farm workers must understand basic instruction 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
The employer will provide 4 days of training to allow workers to pick a minimum of 80 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.