Job Information
NJ Employer Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, in Lafayatte, New York
Anticipated period of employment: 02/25/2026 to 07/10/2026
Workers referred against this order must have a minimum of 3 months verifiable experience in performing tasks described in this order.
Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest apples. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. Repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Set up and operate irrigation equipment. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, spray and harvest crops. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. All machinery or equipment operation will be done within the orchard setting and are incidental to work at our business location. Workers must posses or be able to obtain a class D drivers license. Apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. During apple harvest, apples injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 1% (WNY) for fresh and 1% (WNY) for processing as defined in the U.S. standard for grades. Productivity must be at least 6- 20 bushel bins fresh market and/or 8- 20 bushel bins processing fruit per day. Workers must have experience working with farm sanitary and safety practices as required in Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) plans. Workers must be physically able to lift up to 80 pounds. 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 contact Referrals, interviews or calls will be received or held Monday-Friday between 9AM- 4PM and referred to NY1553484 as the CO is in connection with this NJ number.
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