Farm Workers
Employer: Lory Fruit Farm
Location: York Springs, PA
Workers needed: 38
Pay: $16.47/hour
Season: Jan 11, 2027 – Nov 10, 2027
Experience: 2 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
The employees will help plant new trees and installation of the support systems on the trees. In the midst of all of this, they will be doing general farm labor which consists of hand thinning fruit, picking rocks and other debris, mulching, pruning, cutting shoots and suckers, raking and cutting debris, inserting and removing tree spreaders, pulling and cutting thorny plants from around trees. Hand placement of rodent bait around trees. Operating and maintenance of tractors and other farm equipment. Cleaning and clearing fence rows and farm buildings. Irrigation ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation and other general farm related tasks. Employer expects workers to work with and without supervision. Workers are required to handle and pick up ladders up to and including 20 ft in length and weighing 35-60 pounds. Employees will then help with harvesting crop.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas shared by all workers. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, the employer will provide access to one or more passenger vehicles (GVWR of less than 13 tons & require a standard driver's license to operate) to use once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., Workers purchase their own groceries, banking services, shopping) The passenger vehicle may be used on or off the farm only by licensed and insured workers to transport themselves, and others. See Addendum C
Transport: Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-commuting workers, employer pays/reimburses reasonable travel costs (transportation, daily subsistence, and lodging if applicable) from the place worker departed to the employers place of employment. The outbound costs
are paid to employee before departure. The employer will purchase airline/bus tickets and give reimbursements for food to employee before departure.
Experience wanted: 2 months
2 months prior experience
Drug testing is at the expense of employer and is administered only if suspicion arises. If the worker fails the drug test or refuses the drug testing, this will be probable cause for termination of employment.
Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance to be unacceptable. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason.
The employer may discipline the worker, including brief suspension of work activities/employment for a set period determined by the supervisor or termination of employment.
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