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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Farmworkers Laborers & Crops

MG HURD & SONS

CLINTONDALE, NY

$16.95 per hour

INACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+18458837364
Email address to Apply:
MGHURD76@GMAIL.COM

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
16
Job Duties:
Manually prune, plant, cultivate, & harvest fruits including apples and pears. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, & knives. Duties include tilling soil & applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops. Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings. Set up & operate irrigation equipment. Work will include but is not limited to picking fruit; apples & pears for fresh market during harvest and/or processing and cleaning, packing and loading harvested products. Harvest fruits by hand. A minimum productivity standard applies; 116 bu boxes of fresh market apples per day. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising, not to exceed 4%. Workers will be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color & other USDA standards. Worker must be physically able to pick tree 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 picking bucket with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled bucket weighing up to 40 lbs. Workers required to handle ladders up to 24 long and weighing about 2 lbs per foot. Must be physically able to lift up to 75lbs on a consistent basis throughout the day. While working in the field, cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Due to safety concerns on a farm, workers must understand basic instructions in English. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order.
Job Classification:
45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
3
Special Requirements:
The employer will provide 3 days of training for worker to reach production standards. After completion of training or break-in period, employer will expect worker to: pick a minimum of 116 bu boxes of apples with no more than 4% bruising per day. The employer will not guarantee to pay the workers a bonus but reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to offer a bonus or to pay an hourly wage rate in excess of the highest applicable rate stated above based on longevity of tenure or exceptional job performance. The employer reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to temporarily raise the above listed piece rate due to crop conditions. In the tasks where there is no prevailing practice to pay a piece rate, the employer, at his sole discretion, may opt to pay per hour to ensure a good quality product.
Number of Hours Per Week:
40
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:
MG HURD & SONS
Location:
CLINTONDALE , NY 12515
Telephone Number:
+18458837364

Worksite

Address:
76 HURDS ROAD, CLINTONDALE, NY 12515

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-23012-698370
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
PER BU. Per 40lb picking bucket. Estimated hourly wage equivalent for this piece rate is $18.00 per hour. Based on workers filling 20 buckets per hour on average, Guaranteed $16.95 per hour.
Date Posted:
1/31/2023

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