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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

7

Job Duties:

Multiple contract dates available. Alternative start date(s) include: 07/17/2026 (2 workers). The exact start date and/or number of workers may vary based on weather, crop conditions or other factors. Crops/Commodities: apples, peaches, cherries, strawberries, raspberries. This job requires a minimum of 2 months of prior verifiable agricultural experience working in an orchard, handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Pick apples and peaches from trees for fresh market and/or processing. Productivity must be at least 60 boxes per day of fresh market fruit and 80 boxes per day of processing fruit. Workers must be physically able to pick tree fruit, most of which is done from ladders, with lower branches being picked from 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., is emptied into bulk bins. When necessary, workers are required to handle and pick from ladders up to 24 ft. in length and weighing 35 to 50 pounds. Worker places ladder firmly against or within tree in a secure position so as not to break limbs or knock off fruit and to prevent slipping or falling. All fruit must be handled with care to avoid bruising. Each tree will be picked according to instructions given each day by the orchard foreman. Primary duty will be to harvest fruit; however other duties will be offered including hand thinning apples, picking roots, rocks and other debris, mulching, pruning, cutting shoots and suckers, raking cuttings and debris, inserting/ removing tree spreaders, pulling or cutting thorny plants, weeds and vines from around trees (some weeds may be noxious), hand placement of rodent baits around trees, operation and maintenance of tractors and other equipment, cleaning and clearing fence rows and farm building. Employer expects workers to work with or without supervision at such tasks. Must be able to safely maneuver ladders up to 24 feet in length on steep and uneven terrain. Must be experienced in distinguishing between apple varieties and be able to spot pick trees for acceptable color. Field supervision monitors workers to ensure fruit is not bruised in picking. Workers must be willing to pick up ‘dropped fruit' from the ground as needed and directed. Must be able to sort out fruit with defects. To provide a safe and healthy crop, workers must have or will be trained in USDA Good Agricultural Practices( GAP) certification standards and must abide by those standards. Failure to do so will be grounds for dismissal. Work will also include heavy mechanized orchard work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include tractors, sprayer, chainsaws and weedeaters. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. Workers must be able to perform all duties as well as perform additional mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Install and maintain bird netting. Thin fruit and remove shoots and leaves. Perform maintenance, including but not limited to, mowing, weed control, maintenance, and repair. The primary reason for pruning is to improve fruit quality and thus increase crop marketability and value. Must demonstrate and consistently utilize pruning practices. Assist/move harvested fruit from field to processing area. Workers will also plant, cultivate, transplant and harvest strawberries, raspberries and cherries. Work is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of 2 months of prior verifiable agricultural experience working in an orchard, handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Burnap Fruit Farm, LLC

Location:

Sodus, NY 14551

Worksite

Address:

7277 Maple Ave., Sodus, NY 14551

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-26007-542443

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/14/2026

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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