Job Information
Ward's Berry Farm Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery in Sharon, Massachusetts
2 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 06/01/2024 - 10/31/2024.
Work may include. but not limited to: Plant, cultivate and harvest various crops such as, but not limited to vegetables, fruits, horticultural specialties and field crops. Use hand tools, such as, but not limited to, shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, and ladders. Duties may include but are not limited to, tilling the soil, applying fertilizer, transplanting. weeding, thinning, pruning, applying general use pesticides under the supervision of a licensed applicator, picking, cutting, cleaning sorting, packing processing, and handling harvested products. May set up operate and repair farm machinery, repair fences and farm buildings, also may participate in irrigation activities. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under hot or cold and or wet conditions. Work requires workers to bend, stoop, lift and carry up to 50 lbs. on a frequent basis. Duties may require working off the ground at heights up to 20 ft. using ladders or climbing. Requires 30 days experience in fruit and vegetable duties listed.
Requirements:
- 1 month experience in duties listed
- Lifting requirement 50 lbs.
- 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