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Farmworkers & Laborers & Agricultural Equipment Operator
- Country: United States
- Visa type: H-2A
- Job ID: (Open on offer list)
- Employer name: Confidential
- Employees needed: 4
- E-mail (employer): Confidential
- E-mail (agent): Confidential
- Phone: Confidential
- Agent phone: Confidential
- Working hours per week: 48
- Wage: 18.83 USD / Hour
- Start date: 09/01/2025
- End date: 11/01/2025
- Process date: 06/27/2025 14:39:15
- Submit date: Confidential
- Offer description:
All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform the work described in the job order and must be available for the entire period of employment specified in Section A. Box 3 & 4. This work order is for qualified people to perform the duties related to harvesting produce in an apple orchard. Workers must be able to pick apples and handle and climb a 20-foot ladder repetitively while carrying an apple picking bucket which is harnessed over the workers shoulders. Other duties may include picking rocks to prepare soil for planting, training, and pruning apple trees, as well as other farm related duties as the need arises. In addition, workers may be asked to drive tractors, pick up brush from orchard floor, repair broken bins, and plant and water trees. Workers may operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off the farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including public roads to reach farmer’s fields); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank or laundry facilities on an as-needed basis. Those that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid driver's license. No worker will be rejected for not having a driver's license. Workers must be able to operate agricultural equipment safely and should report for work with their own suitable clothing. Workers must be able and willing to work in varied weather conditions including hot, humid summer days during harvests as high as 90 degrees and as low as 20 degrees with snow-covered ground. The work assigned will be physically demanding, bending, stooping and kneeling for long periods of time will be required. Workers must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds frequently. When harvesting apples, productivity must be at least 60 1-1/8-bushel boxes per 7 hours worked with no more than 5% bruising for fresh market. Workers must be available to work 8-hour shifts between the hours of 7:00am - 7:00pm Monday through Saturday. Workers will be given 30 minutes of unpaid time for lunch which is staggered between 11am - 1pm as decided by the workers. Workers may choose where to eat their lunch and return to work after their 30 minutes are up. The daily or weekly work schedules may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, orchard conditions, and other factors. The employer will notify workers of any change to the schedule. The employer will provide 1 day of training and allow 2 days of work for the workers to satisfactorily perform duties described in this job description. The employer will furnish to workers without cost all tools and equipment required to perform all duties assigned. Workers must be able to take directions in simple English.