Job Information
NJ Employer Farmworker in Elm, New Jersey
Anticipated period of employment: 06/01/2024 to 09/15/2024
All applicants must have at least 3 months of verifiable experience harvesting and handling agricultural products at a third party farm. Applicants must have tomato experience and know how to stake, sucker, and tie these crops. All applicants must be able to lift 60 pounds.
Perform manual labor to plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack the following crops: strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, sweet corn, tomatoes (round, plum), peppers (bell, jalapeno, long hot, cherry), eggplant, peaches, and sweet potatoes. GENERAL DUTIES / PROCEDURES: Lay and/or remove plastic. Clean plastic of debris. Set and/or remove stakes. Manually pull weeds. Tie, prune, sucker, and thin crops as instructed by supervisor. Remove and/or clean plant debris and/or vines from ground or trellises. Workers must select harvestable produce based on supervisors instructions for correct size, maturity and quality. Workers will not break skin, damage, drop or bruise produce or leave any appropriate product on the plant during harvest. Workers must clean, grade, sort, label and package produce as per supervisors instructions. Workers must package harvested crops into bins, bags, boxes, plastic containers and crates and load boxes onto pallets and transport vehicles as per supervisors instructions, at all times following Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) policies. This job requires extensive walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, twisting, and lifting and carrying up to 70 lbs. Work may be in inclement weather including extreme heat, cold and/or rain for extensive periods of time. As a minor activity, some workers may operate farm equipment, including trucks and tractor drawn wagons and other auxiliary equipment, which are used while performing harvest of crops. Workers with licenses may be asked to drive transportation vehicles to and from housing and production areas, which could include moving of support equipment such as toilets and sanitization stations See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description.
Interested candidates should contact their local State Workforce Office to receive a copy of the ETA 790 and applicable attachments. Workers should be fully apprised by their local employment office of the terms, conditions, and nature of employment prior to referral. Once the applicant has a copy of the job order they may apply directly to the employer, Pastore Orchards, by phone or fax application or resume to set up an interview. Applicants may also e-mail their contact information. Interviews for local applicants can be schedule by phone during regular business hours 9AM - 5PM, Monday -Friday. Employer will interview the applicant for availability for the entire season, ability to report to the job site at the start date, and whether he possesses the required experience.
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