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Farmworker/laborer
Holmberg Orchards, Inc
Gales Ferry, CT
$18.83 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +18605752888
- Email address to Apply:
- russell@holmbergorchards.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 4
- Job Duties:
- Workers will manually plant, cultivate and harvest fruits & vegetables. Harvested fruits & vegetables shall be picked into buckets. For fruits, most of the time this is done while standing on ladders or on moving platform. Harvested fruits and vegetables shall be transferred by hand into bins/box. Use of hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning shears, scissors and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and fertilizer application; transplant, weeding, thinning or pruning crops; mowing/trimming invasive grass & brush within orchard, application of pesticides; cleaning, sorting, grading, packing and loading harvest products, repair of trellis and fences along with other general related orchard work. 3 months verifiable experience in fruit tree harvesting & vegetable work required. Workers must be able to lift 50 pounds, be able to communicate without line of sight and have good balance and experience working from ladders and or moving platforms.
- 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:
- Hours listed in Section A.6 are the anticipated hours to be worked. The employer may request additional work hours based on weather conditions, crop delay, pests or disease, crop yield, available labor, and or productivity. Use of electronic devices during work hours is restricted to emergencies only.
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 40
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- Holmberg Orchards, Inc
- Location:
- Gales Ferry, CT 06335
Worksite
- Address:
- 12 Orchard Lane, Gales Ferry, CT 06335
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-26003-531470
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Additional Wage Information:
- H2A Wage Rate is $18.83/hour. A worker can earn bonuses and/or wage increases based on performance and length of service with the employer, this benefit is at the sole discretion of the employer.
- Date Posted:
- 1/8/2026
- Piece Rate Offer
- $0.00