Job Information
Bishop's Orchards Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery in Guilford, Connecticut
8 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 04/01/2024 - 07/31/2024.
Diversified fruit and vegetable farm. General duties include: seeding, transplanting, writing labels for transplants, weeding, thinning, cultivating and pruning, less than 15 percent of the season; planting 15% of the season; harvesting, picking and packing by hand various crops such as leafy vegetables, legumes, squash, tomatoes, root crops, berries, apples, peaches and pears 70 percent of the season. Other duties include weeding, cutting, and arranging cut-flowers, use of hand tools, setting up, operating and or repairing farm machinery. May repair farm buildings and fencing. Ability to withstand prolonged exposure to variable weather conditions; also required to bend, stoop or stand for extended periods and lift and carry 50 pounds on a frequent basis. 1 month experience required in work listed. The percentages listed are estimates. Workers may spend 0-100 percent of their time performing any of the activities listed.
Requirements:
- 1 month experience in duties listed
- Lifting requirement 50 lbs.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive Pushing or Pulling
- Extensive 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