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Linvilla Orchards, Inc. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery in Media, Pennsylvania
5 Full-Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 03/01/2024 - 12/20/2024. Crops/Commodities: Apples, Peaches, Nectarines, Pears, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplants, Squash, Pumpkins, Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Lettuce, Sweet Corn, Christmas Trees, Cut Flowers. This job requires a minimum of three months of prior experience working on a diversified crop farm handling manual and mechanized tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Plant, cultivate and harvest fruits and vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other ground covering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake tie plants, trellis prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Work in fields. Prune, plant, cultivate and hand-harvest berries. Spread and remove ground covers. Place and monitor bug traps. Trellis berry plants. Train berry canes. Monitor growth for tipping/pruning. Pick harvest berries according to quality standards. Load transport harvested berries.
Planting: Plant seedlings or liners by hand or with mechanical planter. Clear cull stock, brush and debris. Dig holes and shovel soil. Thinning: Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. Pruning: Hand pruning based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers. Harvest: Spot and or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor foremans instructions on color size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately. Cherries: Hand pick fruit leaving stems attached. Place harvested fruit at bottom of basket bucket. Avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Identify defects (bird pecks, limb rubs, splits, sunburn) and other damage. Follow supervisor foremans instructions on fruit quality. Must be able to differentiate between colors and sizes accurately.
- 3 months experience in duties listed
- Driver Requirements
- Lifting Requirement 60
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive Pushing or Pulling
- Extensive sitting or 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