Job Information
NJ Employer Agricultural Equipment Operator in Clinton, New York
Anticipated period of employment: 09/05/2024 to 10/24/2024
All applicants must have 3 months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers.
Applicant must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described in the job description and must be available for the entire period of employment specified in box A.3 & A.4. Workers will perform a variety of manual tasks related to planting, cultivating, harvesting and packing of apples, pears, cherries, plums, asparagus, berries, corn, squash, beans, root crops, pumpkins and tomatoes. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives for tilling soil and applying pesticides and fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, watering, thinning, or pruning crops. While packing workers will sort apples according to size, color and grade before packing into boxes, weigh, stamp and stack according to the quality and method of the employer. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, equipment, fences, and other structures. May help farm owner direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Loading crop onto trucks and drive to storage facility. Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing to the farm properties: Haul tools, supplies or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer's fields); and/or may transport workers to the grocery store, bank, or Western Union on an as needed basis. Those that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid driver license, no worker will be rejected for not having a driver's license. 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 they may call and/or email the employer to schedule an interview Monday- Friday from 8am to 2pm and referred to NY1503990 as the JO is in connection with this NJ number.
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