Orchard Worker Position Available In Wayne, New York

Anticipated period of employment: 08/18/2025 to 10/18/2025This job requires a minimum of three months of verifiable prior experience working in tree fruit or vegetable crops, handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities

Crops/Commodities:

Apples.

Apples:

Workers will manually plant and cultivate apples; use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears and knives. Duties include tilling soil, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning, and picking. Prune trees seasonally to promote optimum growth of tree and fruit. Gather pruned branches from area for disposal. Perform pruning and suckering by cutting terminal growth and water sprouts from inside of tree using hand pruner. Thins trees from orchard to eliminate diseased or nonproductive trees using chain saw. Trim leaves from trees. Workers will make sure bins are clean and free of debris before placing harvested apples into the bins. 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 is to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 1% (WNY) for fresh and 1% (WNY) for processing. Each worker’s picked fruit will be inspected according to instructions given each day by the orchard foreman. 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 may be asked to perform nursery work which will include budding, care of nursery trees, plant trees, grafting, weeding and leaf removal as directed by management.•See

ETA 790/790A

for a complete job description•Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract Interview required. Employer will conduct interviews via email or other virtual communication at time of inquiry. Phone interviews may be conducted on an as needed, or as necessary basis. Applicant will be provided phone contact information at the time such contact is determined to be necessary. Interviews conducted at no cost to applicants, whether via phone or in-person. Contact Employer Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET If unavailable, contact employer ‘s agent during the hours of 9:00 AM -:00 PM ET.

Employer Agent:

MAS Labor H2A, LLCReferred to

NY1537692

as the CO is in connection with this NJ number.

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