Agricultural Equipment operator Position Available In Orleans, New York

Job Order Number:

NY1539054

Job Title:

Agricultural Equipment operator

Company:

KAST FARMS INC.

Location:

Albion, NY

Salary:

$18.83 Hourly

Education:

Less Than High School

Experience:

3 months

Hours:

50

Duration:

Full Time, Seasonal

Shift:

First (Day)

Description:

 93 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 9/1/25-11/10/25.

Duties:

Operate trucks or other multi purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing whether on or off farm to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as needed basis. Load agricultural products into trucks and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Not all workers are requested to drive; drivers will be required to possess a valid operators license. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a class D license. Workers will perform various tasks involved in planting, cultivating, pruning, thinning and harvesting apples, peaches and sweet cherries according to supervisors instructions. Most of these duties will be performed on up to an 18 foot ladder. Duties include tilling soil & applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, and/or pruning crops & applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings, and participate in irrigation activities. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, & weeds to determine the selection & application of pesticides & fertilizers. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Record information about crops, such as pesticides use, yields or costs. Employer will expect worker to pick a minimum of 120 bu boxes of apples per day with no more than 1% (WNY) bruising. While working in the field, phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Due to health & safety concerns on our farm workers must understand basic instruction in English or Spanish.

Requirements:

• Must have a minimum of 3 months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described
• Lifting requirement of up to 70lbs.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures
• Extensive sitting, repetitive movements, extensive pushing/pulling
• Extensive walking & frequent stooping.
• Post-hire drug screen, at employer’s expense.
• Driver requirements The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.

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