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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

115

Job Duties:

Crops: Apples Primary job duty is to manually harvest apples. Workers must make sure bins are clean and free of debris before placing harvested apples into the bins. Designated workers will manually manipulate empty bins to position them in orchard rows as directed by management. Each worker's picked fruit will be inspected according to instructions given each day by orchard management. Workers will be directed to either strip all fruit from the tree at one picking or to spot pick (selective picking) according to size and color, depending on crop conditions and maturity. All fruit is to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Apples injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 1% (WNY) for fresh and 1% (WNY) for processing. Workers are required to properly follow instructions for picking apples. Failure to follow such instructions may result in progressive discipline, up to and including termination. Workers who fail to perform their duties in a timely and proficient manner will be provided up to three warnings and will be coached/instructed regarding how to work faster and more efficiently. Upon issuance of the third warning, the employee may be terminated. Workers harvesting apples must meet basic productivity standards for the 4 categories of apples harvested. The productivity standard for an 8 hour day is as follows: 100 bushels of processed apples, 80 bushels of fresh apples, 66 bushels of stem-clipped Honeycrisp, and 50 bushels of juice apples. New workers will be provided 2 days of training prior to being held to productivity standards. Returning workers will be expected to meet the productivity standard from the first day of work. Failure to meet the productivity standard for the season will result in the worker not being recalled the following season. Pickers who exceed the productivity standard for the day, are eligible for a bonus, based on the amount of fruit picked over the standard. Only workers picking apples are eligible for bonuses. Workers designated by management as drivers (in addition to performing the other tasks outlined in this contract) will operate employer-owned vehicles to transport workers from employer-owned housing to work sites during the workday (including on public roads), haul tools, supplies. Drivers will also transport workers to the nearest town/city to conduct personal errands on an as-needed basis and as directed by management. Designated workers may also operate equipment, such as tractors, in the orchards to move empty and full bins. When fruit is not available to pick, other job duties during the contract may include but are not limited to, weeding, picking up rocks, constructing trellises, transplanting, use of hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, and tampers to perform field work, clear debris from work sites and properties, clean equipment and tools, pick up brush. Some workers performing general farm labor duties may be requested to be working crew monitors. These workers will be chosen based on several factors including the workers' performance and tenure and may assist with relaying daily instructions from management to assigned crews, scanning and attaching tags to bins, recording the amounts of fruit picked within assigned crews, alerting management of any issues at work sites, and checking fruit for size and quality.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

No

Special Requirements:

Workers must be physically able to pick tree fruit, most of which is done from ladders or self-propelled platforms, 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 buckets weigh up to 45 lbs. Workers are required to handle ladders up to 16 ft. long and weighing up to approximately 30lbs depending on construction material. Workers must be physically able to lift 60 lbs. on a consistent basis throughout the day. Equipment and vehicle operation is not a requirement of this job and will be on an as needed, individual basis, based on employee skill set/experience. Not all workers will be requested to drive; drivers of vehicles transporting workers will be required to possess a valid operators license from their country of origin. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a class D license.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Cahoon Farms, Inc.

Location:

Wolcott, NY 14590

Worksite

Address:

7161 East Bay Road, Wolcott, NY 14590

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25169-106711

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

6/30/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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