Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery,

Anticipated period of employment: 09/01/2026 to 004/30/2027 All workers should have at least 2 months verifiable experience hand harvesting and handling agricultural products. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent (within 12 months) employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing post hire at no cost to the employee post hire. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination. Workers will assist with agricultural services associated with employers crops: Squash, Pumpkins, Beets, Brussel Sprouts, Soybeans and Cabbage. Cabbage: Workers will prepare fields for planting cabbage. Worker will plant cabbage according to their supervisors instructions. Workers will cut mature cabbage heads using knife as specified by employer. Products will then be placed into sacks or boxes and placed on trailer for transport. Workers may grade products removing bad or damaged leaves and repack for shipment. Harvesting Winter Squash & Pumpkins: Workers will be required to remove weeds by hand or with a hoe. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full container weighing approximately fifty (50) lbs. and empty into field bin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Pickers will take care not to bruise or scar produce. Pre-harvest activities may include staking, tying, transplanting pruning and windrowing. Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plants are wet with dew or rain. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from thirty-five (35) to over ninety-five (95) degrees. Weeding Organic Squash, Winter Squash, Pumpkins, Cabbage & Soybeans: Workers will be required to remove weeds by hand or with a hoe Sanitation Requirements: For food and general personal safety purposes, all workers will be required and expected to follow common sanitary practices at all times. This is particularly critical when hand harvesting crops for human consumption. Employees are required to cleanse their hands by washing them thoroughly with soap and water after using the bathroom and before entering the fields for harvest activities or the packing facility for packing operations. Loaders: Carefully feed sorted and graded winter squash and/or pumpkin into automated machine that peels and halves the squash. Workers may be required to peel and halve winter squash and/or pumpkin using a knife in the event of equipment failure. Cutter: Workers using a hand-held knife, will remove the tops and tails from the winter squash and/or pumpkin halves and discard the tops and tails as disclosed by the supervisor. Seed Removers and cleaners: Workers using a hand-held spoon or other tools, will remove seeds from the center of winter squash and/or pumpkin and separate the seeds and other residual material as disclosed by supervisor. Worker will carefully load the peeled winter squash into an automated machine to be cubed. Seeds may be washed, dried and placed in bulk totes 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 employer by phone Monday through Thursday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET. Referred to NY1666334 as the CO is in connection with this job order. See AOSOS comment section before making a referral