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Taproot Farm LLC Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery in Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania
8 Full-Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 05/15/2024 - 12/15/2024.
Crops/Commodities: berries and vegetables, including but not limited to, strawberries, blueberries, greens, root vegetables, herbs, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, squash, watermelons.
Plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other ground covering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake tie plants, trellis prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Work in fields. Workers may work in the packing house packing vegetables and or berries. Prune, plant, cultivate and hand-harvest berries. Spread and remove ground covers. Place and monitor bug traps. Trellis berry plants. Train berry canes. Monitor growth for tipping pruning. Pick harvest berries according to quality standards.
Load transport harvested berries. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Workers will assist in loading unloading trucks with product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Lift, carry, and load unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Clear debris from field and clean maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building field maintenance and repairs. Put wildlife netting around berry and or vegetable areas to deter wildlife from foraging and defecating in the production areas. Repair fences. Workers may work in the packing house packing vegetables.
Requirements:
- 3 months experience in duties listed
- Lifting requirement 60 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