Farmworker and Laborer, Crop Position Available In Wayne, New York

32 H2A full time temporary jobs available 8/20/25- 11/14/25.

Crops/Commodities:

apples. Fruit is spot picked for fresh market and processing. Workers will be directed to strip all fruit from tree at one picking or to spot pick (selective picking) according to size and color depending on crop conditions and state of maturity. Fruit picked as drops is never mixed with tree fruit. Workers will be expected to pick sufficient fruit to generate at least 5 bins (100 bushels) per day. Properly filled picking bags weigh up to 35 lbs. Workers must be able to lift/carry the picking bag and place the apples in a 20-bushel bin. Pickers are required to snap fruit off of tree using their thumb and palm of hand to avoid bruising. Each piece of fruit must be carefully placed in picking bag to avoid bruising. Foreman will give demonstrations of how the fruit must be picked; picking requirements will be explained to all workers prior to the season’s start. Each worker’s picked fruit will be inspected according to instructions given each day by the orchard foreman. All fruit is to be handled with care to avoid causing damage or bruising. Work also includes any combination of tasks involved in planting, weeding, cultivating and harvesting of fruits such as tilling soil, planting stock, pruning trees, removing suckers and runners from trees. Other duties will include repairing wood bins, laying out irrigation pipe and installing sprinklers, assisting in repairing fences, unloading trucks, clearing fields, burning brush, hand thinning fruit and picking stones. Workers will use appropriate hand tools such as hoes, hammers and shears. Neither quality control oversight nor supervisory duties are included.

Workers must wear all required and assigned personal protective equipment when required. Employees must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing is not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Work also includes mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment will include tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, self-propelled machinery and other equipment. Workers will be expected to be able to operate agricultural equipment with or without direction. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements, extensive walking, lifting/carrying and climbing ladders. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F. Workers will be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.

Requirements:

• 3 months of experience in performing tasks described in this order.
• Must be able to lift 65 pounds.
• Exposure to extreme temps.
• Extensive pulling, pushing, sitting, walking.
• Frequent stooping or bending over/repetitive movements.

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.