Farmworkers Laborers & Crops
Employer
469 RT 10
GERMANTOWN, NY 12526
United States
Job description
Manually plant small fruit trees. Use hand tools such as pruning hooks, shears and knives. Transplant, thin and
prune fruit crops. Construct trellises and repair fences. Harvest fruits such as apples, peaches, pears, plums,
apricots & nectarines. Pick apples for fresh market and/or processing. Productivity must be at least 100 boxes per
day of fresh market apples. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Apples injured by bruising during
picking shall not exceed 4% bruise rate as defined in the US standard for grades. Each workers picked fruit shall
be inspected daily. Workers will be directed to strip all tree fruit at one picking or to spot pick (selective picking)
according to size and color depending on crop conditions and state of maturity. Fruit picked as drops is never
mixed with tree fruit. 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 a metal framed canvas picking bucket with
canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled bucket, weighing up to 40 lbs, is emptied
into bulk bins with a capacity equal to 20 1 1/8 bushel boxes. 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, all cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. 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 his
order.
Special Requirements
Employer will expect worker to pick a minimum of 100 bu boxes of apples with no more than 4% bruising per day.
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.