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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

3

Job Duties:

During the anticipated period of employment, the primary activity on this farm will be the hand harvest of apples. Other harvesting fruit or vegetables(prunes and sweet corn). Apple harvest productivity is measured in 1& 1/8 bushel boxes and must be at least 80 per day for fresh market apples and 100 per day for juice. Workers must be physically able to pick fruit, most of which is done from ladders with lower branches being picked from the ground. Picked fruit is placed in a metal-framed canvas covered picking bucket with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. The bucket when filled weighs up to 40 pounds and is emptied into bulk boxes known as "tote boxes". Each tote box has a capacity of 20, 1&1/8 bushel boxes. Workers are required to handle ladders up to 10 feet long and weigh about 2 pounds per foot. In apple harvest work, workers may be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color and grade standards factors. All applicants must have 3 months experience in the jobs description in this job order. Other jobs are summer prunning and hoeing of trees.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Number of Hours Per Week:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 A.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

WAGNER FARM&MARKET INC.

Location:

Sanborn, NY 14132

Telephone Number:

+17167314440

Worksite

Address:

2672 LOCKPORT RD., SANBORN, NY 14132

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-22152-230565

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

6/8/2022

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