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Botticello Farm LLC Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery in Manchester, Connecticut
4 Full-Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 03/05/2024 - 10/18/2024.
Farm worker and laborer, Crop (ONET/OES 45-2092) Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Must be able to lift at least 50lbs, lift and carry 40-50lbs while climbing 10? ladders, and work outside in extreme conditions. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. Must be gentile with produce to keep from bruising and punctures. May construct trellises, repair fences, and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. The employee must be capable of working on and around heavy machinery. Must be able to follow and recall detailed directions and safety procedures at all times. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phones or other personal electronic devices during working hours is strictly prohibited, except for work-related calls and or emergencies. Violation of this policy may result in immediate termination. The position requires 2 months of verifiable farm work experience on a diversified crop farm nursery.
Work may include mechanized fieldwork using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation, power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, mowers, lift trucks, and other equipment considered normal to the stated operations. Workers will be expected to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction.
Workers should be able to work on their feet and in bent positions for extended periods of time. Allergies to grasses, ragweed, goldenrod, etc. may affect a workers ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Requirements:
- 2 months experience in duties listed
- Driver Requirements
- 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