Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop
Employer: Andrew E Fisher
Location: Clyde, NY
Workers needed: 14
Pay: $16.38/hour
Season: Jan 9, 2027 – Nov 9, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
General orchard work requires trimming and pruning, cutting away dead or excess branches from apple trees to maintain the health and value of the tree, using hand saws and pruners, step ladders, trimming clippers and pruning hooks. Workers ability to keep hands and arms steady while moving and trimming, ability to bend, stretch, twist or reach with your body, arms and/or legs. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Plant rootstock in nurseries. Prepare fields and plant new trees. Install trellis systems for new trees. Harvest apples from tree and deposit them in a 3/4 bushel picking bucket to a bin. Manually harvest fruit using hand tools such as picking buckets, step ladders and boxes (bins). Apples injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 1% (WNY) for fresh and 1% (WNY) for processing. Productivity must be at least 7 bins per day of fresh (20 bushel bin) or 8 bins per day of processing (20 bushel bin). Repair of apple bins, replace broken and damaged boards with new boards using a hammer and nails. Employer will furnish to workers, without cost, all tools and equipment required in the performance of the duties assigned. Workers should report to work in their own suitable work clothing. Field temperatures may range from 0 to 90+ degrees (F) with possible wet morning conditions.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Yes, workers must buy and prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities, pots, pans, dishes and utensils are provided at no cost to the worker. Employer will provide weekly transportation to the store(s) so that workers may purchase groceries and supplies.
Transport: The employer will arrange and pay for employee transportation to and from their home country to the place of employment. Transportation methods could be airfare, charter bus or Greyhound bus. We will consult with employee groups to see which method would be most desirable. Tickets will be paid directly by the employer so no reimbursements will be necessary from the employee.
Experience wanted: 3 months
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