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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

9

Job Duties:

Manually prune, cultivate, & harvest fruits & vegetables (apples, pears, peaches, plums nectarines, grapes & mixed vegetables) Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, & knives. Duties include; weeding, thinning, or pruning crops. Set up & operate irrigation equipment. Harvest fruits by hand. Pick apples for fresh marketing and/or processing. After training period of 4 days, a minimum productivity standard applies; 100 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 may 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 covered 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, all 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 of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in his order.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

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:

48

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

FINO FARMS

Location:

MILTON, NY 12547

Worksite

Address:

214 OLD INDIAN ROAD, MILTON , NY 12547

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23088-886702

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Fresh market apples at $1.25 per 1 1/8 bu. Estimated hourly wage rate equivalent for this piece rate is $18.75 based on workers filling (15) 1 1/8 bu boxes per hour. Guaranteed $16.95/hr.

Date Posted:

4/5/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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