Job Information
R&S Flinchbaugh Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, in York, Pennsylvania
4 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 3/11/2024 - 11/02/24.
Crops/Commodities: apricots, apples, peaches, pears, plum, pumpkins, hay, straw, tomatoes.
Duties: This job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural field work experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience.
Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, 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. Install and remove levee gates. Assist with farm building field maintenance and repairs. Build repair trellis. Work on production line. Grade, size, sort, and pack product. Bunch bundle product pursuant to supervisor instructions. Fill bins trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. 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.
Planting, tree trimming, thinning, pruning and harvesting duties included.
Requirements:
- 3 months experience in duties listed
- Lifting requirement 60 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.