Job Information
New Jersey State Job Bank Farmworker in Peru, New York
Anticipated period of employment: 04/25/2025 to 10/25/2025
All applicants must have 3 months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers.
During the anticipated period of employment workers will perform any combination of the following tasks related to the pruning and training of apple trees and harvesting of apples; including but not limited to assisting in brush removal, assisting in the planting of apple trees and support systems, training of trees, installation and maintenance of irrigation systems, hand harvest of apples, removal of excess growth from trees to improve fruit quality, thin immature fruit to obtain better quality fruit, weeding, irrigating, cleaning, general maintenance. Workers will prepare fields for planting by clearing cull stock, brush and debris, dig holes, plant seedlings or 'liners' by hand and shovel dirt around newly planted trees. Applicants must be able to operate pruning tools, chain saw, hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives in a safe manner. Work is physically demanding, bending, stooping and kneeling for long periods of time will be required. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 60 pounds, pick a variety of apples by hand using company provided metal-framed, canvas-covers picking buckets with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on workers shoulders. When filled, the bucket can weigh up to 45-lbs. Workers must have the ability to pick up, use, and safely handle a 16-foot ladder weighing approximately 2-lbs per foot. Workers will need to closely follow company instructions to ensure apples are not damaged during the picking process. Apples may be selectively picked for size, color, grade, or standard factors. Workers will be directed to strip all fruit from trees at once picking or to spot pick (selective picking) according to size and color depending on crop conditions and state of maturity. See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description
Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract they may call and/or email the employer to schedule an interview Monday- Friday 8am to 4pm. Referred to NY1525592 as the JO is in connection with an NJ number.
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