Job Information
NJ Employer Farmworkers in Water Mill, New York
Anticipated period of employment: /03/092025 to 12/31/25
Lifting requirement of 100 lbs. (with assistance); Driver's License required; 3 months verifiable experience required.
Orchard work: apples, peaches, pears, blueberries, table grapes pruning (using hand pruners, loppers, and chain saw to cut branches), thinning fruit (using hands to remove excess fruit), harvesting fruit (harvested by hand into buckets and deposited into larger containers - apples and pears use a 50lb bucket to harvest, peaches use a 25lb crate to harvest, blueberries use a 10lb bucket to harvest, table grapes use a 15lb crate to harvest), planting trees. A minimum productivity standard applies; 80 bushel boxes of fresh market apples per day. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising, not to exceed 2%. Workers may be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color & other USDA standards. Workers must be physically able to pick tree fruit. (45%). Greenhouse: annual and perennial plants planting (Planting small plants into pots), plant cleaning (using hands or scissors to pinch plants), plant spacing (separating potted plants and moving two 15lb trays), general cleanup (sweeping, organizing pots and trays) (10%). Farm work: grading fruit (using hands to select fruit for appropriate container), aiding in cider production (selecting fruit to be processed, bottling cider, cleaning machinery); peeling/slicing fruit (suing a peeler to process fruit); farmyard and building maintenance (weed trimming using a powered machine, sweeping barns, cleaning grading and cider equipment, cleaning tractors and other small equipment); seeding and harvesting pumpkins (picking pumpkins weighing 1lb to 100lbs either into crates or loading trucks (45%). Machinery operation involved. Driver license required to transport between work sites. Heavy lifting involved. Due to health and safety concerns on a farm, worker must understand basic instructions in English. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of 3 months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order. See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description
Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract The employer will be available for phone interviews Monday through Friday between the hours of 12pm and 4pm and referred to NY1518526 as the CO is in connection with this NJ number.
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