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Specialty Crop Farm Labor Contractors LLC Farmworker/ Diversfiled in Pawlet, Vermont
9 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 12/16/2024 - 06/21/2025. Specialty Crop Farm Labor Contractors LLC
Work is performed during light rain, snow, and in high humidity and in temperatures ranging from 100 (+) degrees to 35 degrees F outdoors. Work will also be performed in a warehouse type environment where it is frequently dusty, noisy and objectionable odors are present. Work will be done in areas that are not sheltered or climate controlled and are often exposed to heat, cold and inclement weather. Workers will frequently lift produce ranging in weight up to 50 pounds. Skin and clothing are frequently wet and soiled. Workers will supply their own work clothes. All tasks in this Job Description constitute one (1) job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day in the sole judgment of the employer. Workers may be required to perform work on the farm that is incidental to farming the crops listed in the application, such as performing hand cultivation tasks, bedding and potting plants, weeding or hoeing, cleaning and repairing farm buildings, pallets, seed beds, racks, grounds, mowing, weed eating, operate tractor/farm equipment, sprayers, incidental crop set up, move irrigation pipes and equipment, gardening, weeding and shrubbing, etc. Workers will complete greenhouse maintenance and complete minor repairs. Workers will remove trash and debris and complete landscape maintenance. This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerated. The employer retains the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able to but does not demonstrate the willingness to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product. Workers may be required to work in teams to accomplish a certain task. Farm, Field, and Shed Sanitation: All workers will be responsible for picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors and other farm and shed sanitation duties and perform miscellaneous job related duties as assigned. The farm owner/supervisor or a designated employee will provide specific instructions and close supervision. Workers will be expected to perform their duties in a timely and proficient manner and will be supervised to insure adherence to instruction. Work will be closely monitored for quality. Workers will be expected to work diligently.
Equipment Operation: Worker may attach farm implements such as plows, discs, sprayers, and harvesters to tractors, using bolts and hand tools. Worker may operate ag production tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, implements and self-propelled machinery for land preparation, maintenance, and cultivation, including to plow, harrow and fertilize soil and plants, and to plant, cultivate, and spray. Worker may manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Worker may operate grading and digging equipment. Workers may not operate heavy trucks. Properly licensed drivers will be asked to drive the other workers to and from the housing and the job sites. Requirements:
- 3 months experience in duties listed
- Drug Screen
- Lifting requirement 50 lbs.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive pushing or pulling
- Extensive sitting, walking, stooping or bending over 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.