3 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 05/26/2024 - 11/30/2024.

Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Must be able to lift at least 50lbs, and carry 40-50lbs while climbing 10 ladders, as well as work outside in extreme conditions. Duties may include tilling the soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. Must be gentile with produce to keep from bruising and puncturing. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. The employee must be capable of working on and around heavy machinery. Must be able to follow and recall detailed directions and safety procedures at all times. Workers must not hinder another workers productivity. The use of personal cell phones or other personal electronic devices during working hours is strictly prohibited, except for work-related calls and or emergencies. Violation of this policy may result in immediate termination. The position requires 2 months of verifiable farm work experience on a diversified crop farm, nursery. Work may include mechanized fieldwork using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation, power equipment may include tractors, planters, sprayers, cultivators, mowers, lift trucks and other equipment considered normal to the stated operations. Workers will be expected to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. Workers should be able to work on their feet and in bent positions for extended periods of time. Allergies to grasses, ragweed, goldenrod, etc. may affect a workers ability to perform the job. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Workers shall be exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day while working. Temperatures may range from I0F to plus 100F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations and to perform work that is incidental to farming crops listed in the application. Any other duties will be consistent with that of Farm Worker, Diversified Crops, DOT code 407.687-010 (SOC {ONET/OES} code 45-2092.02). This is a very demanding and competitive business in which quality specifications must be rigorously adhered to. Sloppy work cannot and will not be tolerate

Requirements:

• 2 months experience in duties listed
• Lifting requirement 50 lbs.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures
• Extensive pushing or pulling
• Extensive sitting or walking
• Frequent stooping or bending over
• Repetitive movements

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov