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K&S Farm Management LLC Farmworker in East Windsor, New Jersey
2 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 05/01/2024- 12/15/2024.
Plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and field pack corn, tomatoes melons, pumpkins and a variety of fruits and vegetables primarily by hand. Load seed into hoppers. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other ground covering as needed. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake, tie, trellis and prune plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. May tie vegetables in bunches. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load unload products or supplies. Grade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Pack bunch bundle product pursuant to supervisor's instructions.
Fill bins trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on outbound loads. Move product to loading areas to prepare for shipping. Keep material and product records accurately. Stock farm market displays, sort produce inside farm market, clean up poor quality produce from market and coolers. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Install maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Perform field clean-up and post-harvest activities.
Assist with farm building/field maintenance. Clean/sanitize work areas and equipment. Workers may operate equipment as needed and must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Assist with Agricultural Practices policies. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.
Requirements:
- Post-accident drug testing is conducted at the employer's expense.
- Lifting requirement 50 lbs.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive pushing or pulling, sitting or walking
- Frequent stooping or bending over
- Repetitive movements
The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov