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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery - Biglerville, PA, US

Job Information

Job Order ID :
NY1493937
# of Positions :
6
Minimum Education Level :
Less than High School
Experience Required :
3 months
Salary :
$17.20 hourly
Duration :
Full Time Seasonal
Shift :
First Shift (Day)
Hours per week:
45

Job Description

 
6 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 05/07/2024 - 11/13/2024. Crops/Commodities: Apples, berries, peaches, vegetables. Plant, cultivate, and harvest tree fruit. Use farm equipment to cut, pull, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle harvested crops. Load unload harvested fruits or other materials manually or with mechanized equipment such as conveyors, or hand trucks. Spot and or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor foremans instructions on color size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. Hand prune based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers. Requirements: * 3 months experience in duties listed * 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

Company Information

Name :
Quaker Valley Orchards, LLC

Application Information

Email :
By Phone :
Call Winifred Schulteis at 7176777351
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