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Turek Farms Management Inc Vegetable Harvester & Packer in King Ferry, New York
95 Fulltime H2A Seasonal Jobs Available 7/18/2024- 10/25/2024.
Crops/Commodities: vegetables including, but not limited to, green beans, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, sweet corn, pumpkins, squash. Plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes, tampers, machetes, and knives. Plant roots, and seeds. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops to harvest them. Tie vegetables in bunches. Select harvestable produce based on correct size, maturity, and quality. Grade, size and field pack product.
Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Will not leave any appropriate product on plant during harvest. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. 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. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences. Work on production line. Grade, size, sort, wash, and pack product. Bunch/bundle product pursuant to supervisor instructions. Assemble cartons, crates, and containers. Fill bins/trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards and production procedures. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Palletize and stack boxes/containers. Use power equipment including, but not limited, to: fork lifts, conveyor belts, and cooling equipment/refrigeration units. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with regular maintenance on equipment. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment.
Corn harvesting will be performed by hand with a moving tractor system in crews of approximately 16 pullers. Workers will pull sweet corn off the stalk and toss ears into wagons. Workers will walk behind, in front of, ride or drive tractor and wagon system. Assemble boxes/ crates. Packers will pick corn out of wagon and place 48 ears into pre-made crates. Packed crates are then moved to workers who will fold and close the lid of the crate and push them down the conveyor belt system. Loaders will then lift and stack the full crates of corn on a truck. Count and check crates as they are loaded onto truck.
Requirements: * Minimum of 3 months of verifiable prior experience working on a diversified vegetable crop farm * Post hire drug test required at the employer's expense * Lifting requirement of 70 lbs. * Exposure to extreme temperatures * Repetitive movements, extensive pushing/pulling, extensive walking, and frequent stooping/bending
The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov. For qualified applicants requiring a Spanish translation of this job order, please email DOCE@labor.ny.gov or call 1-877-466-9757. Please include the applicant name and job order number in your request.