Farmworker: Diversified 45-2092.00 Position Available In Orleans, New York

3 Fulltime H2A Seasonal Jobs available 08/25/2025- 11/30/2025.

Crops:

Asparagus, Rhubarb, Strawberries, peas, beets, kale, lettuce, swiss chard, broccoli, zucchini, summer squash, kohlrabi, sweet cherries, sour cherries, cucumbers, snap beans, eggplant, sweet corn, peaches, melon, garlic, plums, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, apples, pumpkins, cauliflower, winter squash.

Workers will perform any combination of duties consistent with harvesting quality fruit and vegetables. Workers will have to conduct general orchard work including but not limited to field work, pruning and maintenance of fields, trees, and farm equipment. The worker will also maintain the exterior around property building, sweep and clean, and maintain building, hand mowing, and weed whacking around property. Requires general agricultural work and heavy lifting. Must be physically able to perform job specification. The employer will provide tools necessary to perform the described job duties without charge to the worker. All fields are owned and controlled by the employer and the employer is not FLC.Worker must possess the physical strength and endurance (ability to continue or last) to repeat the harvest process though out the workday, working quickly and skillfully to perform activities assigned during that activity. Workers may not leave trash, or other discarded items in work areas or vehicles but must dispose of such items in provided receptacles. Workers must wash hands with soap and water after all bathroom and meal breaks. Allergies to varieties of ragweed, goldenrod, insecticides, related agricultural chemicals, etc., may affect workers ability to perform the work described herein. Must display the ability to move, place, climb and work from orchard ladders up to 16 feet in height, making the necessary adjustments for various procedures while carrying up to 30 pounds.

Produce:

Workers will plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Workers will be required to remove weeds by hand or with a hoe. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full container weighing approximately fifty (50) lbs. and empty into field bin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Pickers will take care not to bruise or scar produce. Pre-harvest activities may include staking, tying, transplanting and pruning. Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plants are wet with dew or rain. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from forty (40) to over one hundred (100) degrees.

Requirements:

• Three months experience preferred in above specifications.
• Drug screen.
• Lifting requirement of 60 lbs.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures.
• Extensive pushing pulling, sitting walking.
• Repetitive movements and frequent stooping.

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov. For assistance with this job order, please email H2A@labor.ny.gov. If applicable, please include the interested applicants name and job order number in the email.