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NJ Employer Farmworker in Elm, New Jersey

Anticipated period of employment: 05/30/2026 to 11/01/2026

Workers must have 2 months of verifiable commercial vegetable farm experience with comparable operations, within the previous ten years. Experience should include knowledge of proper techniques of pruning, staking, suckering, and tying tomatoes, eggplant and peppers, as well as harvesting sweet potatoes.

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. May operate forklifts, trucks, harvest wagon tractors to support growing and harvesting of crops. 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 supervisor's 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 supervisor's instructions. Workers must package harvested crops into bins, bags, boxes, plastic containers and crates and load boxes onto pallets and transport vehicles as per supervisor's 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 8AM - 4PM, 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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