Job Duties
Work may include but not limited to: Pruning and picking of apples, must be able to move ladders that can weigh up to 100 pounds through trees without damage to trees or apples. Must be able to pick 8 bushels or more per hour of good apples. Spot picking for color and size with no more then 5% bruising. Pilling hay in barn or wagons, picking of vegetables, clearing brush or rocks from fields. Farm related maintenance, cleaning, painting, fixing apple bins etc. Packing apples or making cider. All workers have to receive food safety training and worker protection training. This training will be provided by employer at no cost. There will be no food or drink allowed in work place, except for portable water. No cell phones or ear buds allowed in work place in accordance with Food Safety Plan. Not following Food Safety Plan could result in termination of contract.
Harvest tree fruit using ladder and picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift 50 pounds while climbing ladder. Work is performed out of doors, sometimes in severe conditions of heat, cold and rain. Workers maybe asked to perform other farm related tasks such as, cider making, pruning, weeding, thinning. May use hand tools such as shovels, hoe, pruning saw. 1 month experience in duties listed required.
MAPLE TREE TAPPER, FARM LABORER. SEASONAL, FULL TIME, JOB IN A REMOTE AREA OF NORTHERN MAINE WORKING ON A MAPLE SYRUP FARM, PERFORMING DUTIES RELATED TO HARVESTING MAPLE SAP. ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO THE WORK WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FARM OWNERS. WORKERS WILL CLEAR BRUSH, INSTALL, REPLACE, MAINTAIN & REMOVE TUBING SYSTEMS, TAP MAPLE TREES, EVALUATE HEALTH OF SUGAR MAPLES FOR POTENTIAL SAP PRODUCTION, MONITOR SAP FLOW LEVEL IN TUBING, PULL TAPS AT THE END OF THE SEASON AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT. THIS IS OUTDOOR WORK PERFORMED IN PART DURING HARSH WINTER\nTEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS, AND INCLUDES EXTENSIVE WALKING AND FREQUENT STOOPING.
Pick apples according to instructions using a ladder and a picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while going up and down a ladder throughout the work day. Place ladder (up to 20 feet long) against tree limb, climb ladder, secure footing and pick fruit, carefully placing fruit into a bucket. Climb down ladder and gently empty fruit into field container. Fruit must not be squeezed or handled roughly to avoid bruising. Workers may also harvest dropped fruit from the ground. Workers may occasionally do other work such as pruning or orchard maintenance. Work is performed out of doors, sometimes under extreme conditions of heat, cold and rain. Failure to meet quality or production standard is cause for dismissal. One month experience in the job described is required.
May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating, and processing of apples, fruit and vegetables crops including, but not limited to, driving, operating, adjusts and maintains farm machines, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying, irrigating, mowing, harvesting, grading, packing. May use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, and hoe. 1 months experience in duties listed required.\n
This job includes a combination of tasks related to the pruning, and spot harvesting of apples, cranberries, grapes, and pumpkins. Worker will lift approximately 50 pounds while on a ladder up to 16' feet tall, they will carefully harvest only the correct size and color apples. The crew manager will explain the minimum size and percentage of color for quality standards each day along with consistently monitoring bruising which must be less than 5%. Work is outdoors in adverse weather conditions; hot, cold, wet, etc. One month Agricultural work experience including harvesting; apples, cranberries, grapes or pumpkins required. This job is best suited to fast/careful individuals. Some apple harvest will be conducted without ladders or picking drops. Normal harvest using ladders and from the ground are at a higher piece rate. Picking apples from the tops of the trees only with ladders will be at a higher rate. Harvesting Honey Crisp and carefully clipping the stems is at the highest rate. Quality standards are expected to be met after the 1/2 day training. Production standards will increase from 50% to 75% to 100% by the third day. The crew manager will explain the minimum size and percentage of color for quality standards each day along with consistently monitoring bruising which must be less than 5 %. Equipment driving is optional, you do not need to drive to be successful at this job.
Harvest tree fruit using a ladder and picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while ascending and descending a ladder on a sustained basis. Place ladders ( up to 24 feet) against tree limb, climb ladder, secure footing and pick fruit carefully placing it into picking bucket. Climb down ladder and gently empty fruit into designated field container. Fruit should not be squeezed or handled roughly to avoid bruising. On a short term basis may perform other harvest related tasks such as general farm labor. Work is performed out of doors sometimes under conditions of heat, cold, and rain. One months experience in duties listed required.
Crops/Commodities: Vegetables including, but not limited to, sweet corn, winter squash, potatoes, rutabaga, cucumbers, green beans, peppers. Plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. 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. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Grade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, quality, and also packing produce in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. Must have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.
Apple pickers - one month apple picking experience required. Expected average of 64 bushels/day. Ability to appropriately place 24' wood ladder. Ability to carry 50 lb apple bucket. Ability to pick without bruising. Outdoors work - may be in extreme conditions. Physically demanding - bending, stooping, lifting, carrying Ladder work required.
Crops/Commodities: \nPotatoes, corn. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural field work experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. \n\nPlant, cultivate and harvest potatoes and corn. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. 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. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Sort potatoes on conveyor belt, removing the damaged potatoes and foreign materials by hand. Maintain clean working environment, shoveling dirt and other debris from work area. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. \n\nLift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences. Work on production line. Grade, size, sort, wash and pack product. Bunch/bundle product pursuant to supervisor instructions. Fill bins/trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards and production procedures. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Palletize and stack boxes/containers. Use power equipment including, but not limited, to: fork lifts, conveyor belts, and cooling equipment/refrigeration units. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with regular maintenance on equipment. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nWorkers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
Crops/Commodities: \npotatoes, small grain. \nDrive tractors and planters, and operate other mechanized farm equipment. Use farm equipment to cut, pull, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle crops. Load/unload harvested potatoes or other materials manually or with mechanized equipment such as conveyors, or handtrucks.\n\nTasks include starting and stopping the potato washing machine, riding on and grading potatoes on a potato harvester, laying and picking up irrigation pipe, cutting and preparing potato seed, separating potatoes and removing stems, repairing wooden and plastic potato storage boxes, washing and sanitizing potato storage boxes, washing and sanitizing refrigerated potato storages and cleaning fields by picking up missed potatoes and rocks into buckets. \n\nGrade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment.\n\nWorker will drive 10-wheel, straight-frame field truck to/from specified destinations within area of intended employment; maneuver trucks into and out of loading and unloading positions. Operator will perform duties in both on-road (paved) and off-road conditions. Worker must possess the ability to successfully operate in rough and adverse off-road conditions and ability to drive truck underneath the harvester boom safely, as instructed by the harvester operator. Worker must possess the ability to read a map, understand directions, use GPS and successfully navigate to a specific location; regularly climb up and down, on, into and out of truck; complete pre-trip and post-trip inspection and paperwork on trucks; perform all preventive maintenance duties to assigned fleet vehicle, as well as assist with reactive maintenance on assigned fleet vehicle. Operator is responsible for daily, weekly and monthly surface and deep cleanings of assigned fleet vehicle, including exterior, chassis, engine area and cargo carrying box. Worker may also operate pull tractor and tillage implements; and will operate hosteling truck to jockey trailers from loading lines for filling and weighing purposes.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Level land by moving dirt and other materials. Equipment may include tractors, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or other vehicles. \n\nManipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools. May assist with other general farm maintenance or repairs.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants.
Crops/Commodities: \nPotatoes, corn. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural field work experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. \n\nPlant, cultivate and harvest potatoes and corn. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. 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. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Sort potatoes on conveyor belt, removing the damaged potatoes and foreign materials by hand. Maintain clean working environment, shoveling dirt and other debris from work area. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. \n\nLift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences. \n\nWork on production line. Grade, size, sort, wash and pack product. Bunch/bundle product pursuant to supervisor instructions. Fill bins/trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards and production procedures. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Palletize and stack boxes/containers. Use power equipment including, but not limited, to: fork lifts, conveyor belts, and cooling equipment/refrigeration units. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with regular maintenance on equipment. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nWorkers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays.
Harvest vegetables. Harvest tree fruit using a ladder and picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while ascending and descending a ladder on a sustained basis. Place ladders (up to 24 feet) against a tree limb, climb ladder, secure footing and pick fruit carefully placing it into picking bucket. Climb down the ladder and gently empty fruit into designated field container. Fruit should not be squeezed or handled roughly to avoid bruising. On a short term basis workers may perform other harvest related tasks such as general farm labor. Work is performed out of doors sometimes under conditions of heat, cold, and rain. One month of experience in duties listed is required.
Crops/Commodities: \npotatoes. \nHarvest and sort potatoes. Sort potatoes on conveyor belt, removing the damaged potatoes and foreign materials by hand. Maintain clean working environment, shoveling dirt and debris, breaking down pallets, repairing pallets and setting up or breaking down any equipment in the work space. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Clean potato harvester of debris and assist the harvester operator with any breakdown, if necessary. Workers will be asked to assist with other farm duties such as shoveling, sweeping, scrapping debri, washing equipment, loading trucks, unloading trucks, raking, cleaning gutters, wrapping shrubbery, mowing, picking up rocks and barn cleaning. Workers will be asked to use tools such as stapel guns, power cleaners, nails guns, hammers, chop saws, hand jacks and skill saws.\n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. \n\nWork required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 30 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. \n \n \nTERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a five-day trial period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the trial period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the five day trial period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S. workers becoming available for the job during the employer's recruitment period.
Crops/Commodities: \nPotatoes, corn. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest potatoes. Assist with field preparation and harvesting activities. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Grade, sort, and field pack potatoes after harvest. Operate potato washing machine, ride on potato harvester. Cut and prepare potato seed. Separate potatoes and remove stems. Repair, maintain, wash, and sanitize potato storage boxes and other storage contains. Clear fields by picking up missed potatoes. Lay irrigation pipe. \n\nTransport potatoes from fields to packing facilities. Load/unload trucks. Forklift operation may be required.\n\nInspect harvested potatoes on conveyor belt and/or roller table. Remove rotten or defective potatoes and remove debris and other foreign material. Keep all work areas clean by sweeping floors and sanitizing machinery and surface areas. \n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may transport other workers. \n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time.
Crops/Commodities: \npotatoes. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest potatoes. Assist with field preparation and harvesting activities. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Grade, sort, and field pack potatoes after harvest. Operate potato washing machine, ride on potato harvester. Cut and prepare potato seed. Separate potatoes and remove stems. Repair, maintain, wash, and sanitize potato storage boxes and other storage contains. Clear fields by picking up missed potatoes. Lay irrigation pipe. \n\nInspect harvested potatoes on conveyor belt and/or roller table. Remove rotten or defective potatoes and remove debris and other foreign material. Keep all work areas clean by sweeping floors and sanitizing machinery and surface areas. \n\n\nGrade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment.\n\nMust have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.
Work in a lumber sawmill by setting up, and operating wood sawing machines to cut raw wood to finish dimensions. Maintain clean work area by assisting in mill cleanup and waste removal. Shovel sawdust, chips, and bark onto conveyor belt.
This job includes a combination of tasks related to the pruning, and spot harvesting of apples, cranberries, grapes, and pumpkins. Worker will lift approximately 50 pounds while on a ladder up to 16' feet tall, they will carefully harvest only the correct size and color apples. The crew manager will explain the minimum size and percentage of color for quality standards each day along with consistently monitoring bruising which must be less than 5%. Work is outdoors in adverse weather conditions; hot, cold, wet, etc. One month Agricultural work experience including harvesting; apples, cranberries, grapes or pumpkins required. This job is best suited to fast/careful individuals. Some apple harvest will be conducted without ladders or picking drops. Normal harvest using ladders and from the ground are at a higher piece rate. Picking apples from the tops of the trees only with ladders will be at a higher rate. Harvesting Honey Crisp and carefully clipping the stems is at the highest rate. Quality standards are expected to be met after the 1/2 day training. Production standards will increase from 50% to 75% to 100% by the third day. The crew manager will explain the minimum size and percentage of color for quality standards each day along with consistently monitoring bruising which must be less than 5 %. Equipment driving is optional, you do not need to drive to be successful at this job.
The workers will primarily be harvesting apples but may harvest other tree fruit or vegetables. This work requires the ability to lift 50 lbs of apples while climbing a 14-20 ft. ladder for up to 8 hours per day. Worker may also perform various tasks related to production of these crops, such as thinning, planting, pruning, driving a tractor or operating a cider press. The work is usually performed out of doors, sometimes in extreme conditions of heat, cold and/or rain. One month minimum experience at the work listed is required.
SEASONAL, FULL TIME, JOB IN A REMOTE AREA OF NORTHERN MAINE WORKING ON A MAPLE SYRUP FARM, PERFORMING DUTIES RELATED TO HARVESTING MAPLE SAP. ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO THE WORK WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FARM OWNER. WORKERS WILL INSTALL NEW TUBING SYSTEMS AND REPLACE AND MAINTAIN EXISTING TUBING SYSTEMS, TAP MAPLE TREES, EVALUATE HEALTH OF SUGAR MAPLES FOR POTENTIAL SAP PRODUCTION AND MONITOR SAP FLOW LEVEL IN TUBING. WORKERS WILL USE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TO GAIN ACCESS TO NEW CROPS OF TREES, TO FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL TUBING SYSTEMS IN NEW PRODUCTION AREAS, PULL TAPS AT THE END OF THE SEASON AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT. THIS IS OUTDOOR WORK PERFORMED IN PART DURING HARSH WINTER TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS AND INCLUDES EXTENSIVE WALKING AND FREQUENT STOOPING.
Job includes but not limited to, harvesting potatoes, packaging potatoes, grading and inspecting potatoes, lifting and stacking 50 pound bags repetitively. Lifting up to 65 pounds. Cleaning, and other miscellaneous tasks.
The crew manager will explain and monitor the correct color and size for quality standards while also monitoring for bruising, which must be less than 5%. Work may be in hot, cold, and wet conditions. This job will include spot harvesting of fruit, apples, tomatoes, corn, and pumpkins. Worker should be able to lift up to 50 lbs while climbing on a ladder 16" tall. They will carefully harvest only the best color and size fruit. 1 month experience required in work listed.\n
Apple picking and harvesting. Harvest tree fruit using a ladder and picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while ascending and descending a ladder on a sustained basis. Place ladders ( up to 24 feet) against tree limb, climb ladder, secure footing and pick fruit carefully placing it into picking bucket. Climb down ladder and gently empty fruit into designated field container. Fruit should not be squeezed or handled roughly to avoid bruising. On a short term basis may perform other harvest related tasks such as operating equipment, pack fruit, and general farm labor such as pruning, building and equipment maintenance. Work is performed out of doors under conditions of heat, cold, and rain. 1 months experience in work listed required.
Forestry Worker. Cutting balsam fir using hand pruners for the manufacturing of Christmas \n Wreaths, table decor, etc. Workers must cut the tips off balsam trees and put them on a pole. Weight\n of tips must be at least 42 pounds. or more, Worker must carry the pole of tips to the road and load the pole on to a container. Worker must work in various types of weather snow ,rain, cold etc. this work is done in Washington County, Columbia Falls Maine.
Workers typically perform a variety of tasks in produce packing facility which may include any of the following tasks: Grade, size, sort, and pack potatoes and beans. Pack produce in up to 60 pound sacks/bags and stack and/or secure finished goods. Entry level; requires supervision.
This job requires ability to withstand prolonged exposure to variable weather conditions; also\nrequired to bend or stand for extended periods and lift and carry 50 lbs on a frequent basis.\nJob duties include, but are not limited to, plant seedlings, cultivate, mow, weedwack, and harvest evergreen trees. Shaping and pruning branches off evergreen trees with machete, grade and fell trees with chainsaw. Drag, bale, load and unload cut trees onto trucks. Count, measure, and sort cut trees based on size and grade. Other job duties include, but are not limited to, maintain farmland; mow and cut overhanging brush, maintain farm buildings and equipment and grounds. Weed nursery stock beds. 1 month experience required in duties listed.
Job duties include but are not limited to, handling and processing potatoes, grading and inspecting potatoes, harvesting potatoes, seed planting and picking rocks. Other duties include, lifting and stacking 50 pound bags repetitively. One month experience in all job duties listed required.
May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating, and harvesting of fruit, and various vegetables, including, but not limited to, such as but not limited to, peas, tomatoes, greens, peppers, eggplant, asian vegetables, summer and fall squash, pumpkins. Other duties may include, operating tractor, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements and mechanical equipment, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying, mowing, irrigating and harvesting.May use hand tools such as, shovel, hoe, rake, pruning shears. We will then transition into apple harvest in the fall and summer months. Other tools will then included but are not limited to, ladder and picking bucket. 1 months experience in duties listed required.
Workers will perform general farm duties to include servicing machines and equipment such as welding fabrication, tire changing, greasing of equipment, as well as stacking bags of potatoes, pressure washing, cleaning and maintaining buildings, picking rocks and stacking firewood. Workers should have 3 months experience in servicing farm equipment.
Crops/Commodities: \nPotatoes. \nWork on production line to pack product by hand or with mechanized equipment, including but not limited to bagging machines, bin feeders, box machines, labeling machines, regular and high stacking forklifts. Pack/bunch/bundle product pursuant to supervisor instructions. Fill bins/trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards and production procedures. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Palletize and stack boxes/containers. Move product to storage areas and/or loading areas to prepare for shipping. Keep material and product records accurately. Use power equipment including, but not limited, to: fork lifts, conveyor belts, and cooling equipment/refrigeration units. Assist with regular maintenance on equipment. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. \n\nMust have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. Workers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may transport other workers. \n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a five-day trial period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the trial period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the trial period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S. workers becoming available for the job during the employer's recruitment period. Job abandonment will be deemed to occur after five consecutive workdays of unexcused absences. Workers may not report for work under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on company premises is prohibited and will be cause for immediate termination.
This job requires ability to withstand prolonged exposure to variable weather conditions; also\nrequired to bend or stand for extended periods and lift and carry 50 lbs on a frequent basis.\nJob duties include, but are not limited to, plant seedlings, cultivate, mow, weedwack, and harvest evergreen trees. Shaping and pruning branches off evergreen trees with machete, grade and fell trees with chainsaw. Drag, bale, load and unload cut trees onto trucks. Count, measure, and sort cut trees based on size and grade. Other job duties include, but are not limited to, maintain farmland; mow and cut overhanging brush, maintain farm buildings and equipment and grounds. Weed nursery stock beds. 1 month experience required in duties listed.
The Produce Packer is responsible for all physical aspects of the produce packing operation. Duties include sorting produce by grade, filling, handling and stacking of finished bags/boxes for shipment. Safe and efficient use of company tools and equipment is an integral part of the employee responsibilities. Produce packer must be capable of lifting 50# units from knee height to shoulder height repetitively. Produce packer must be capable of standing for extended periods of time while performing the work requirements. Produce packer must be available for flexible hourly schedule and mandatory overtime is required on a 7 day work week schedule.
SEASONAL, FULL TIME, JOB IN A REMOTE AREA OF NORTHERN MAINE WORKING ON A MAPLE SYRUP FARM, PERFORMING DUTIES RELATED TO HARVESTING MAPLE SAP. ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO THE WORK WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FARM OWNER. WORKERS WILL INSTALL, REPLACE, MAINTAIN TUBING SYSTEMS, TAP MAPLE TREES, EVALUATE HEALTH OF SUGAR MAPLES\nFOR POTENTIAL SAP PRODUCTION AND MONITOR SAP FLOW LEVEL IN TUBING. WORKERS WILL USE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TO GAIN ACCESS TO NEW CROPS OF TREES, TO FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION OF TUBING SYSTEMS IN NEW PRODUCTION AREAS, PULL TAPS AT THE END OF THE SEASON AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT. THIS IS OUTDOOR WORK PERFORMED IN PART DURING HARSH WINTER TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS AND INCLUDES EXTENSIVE WALKING AND FREQUENT STOOPING.
Crops/Commodities: \nPotatoes. \nGrade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Workers will be expected to work in the seed storage where the seed is cut. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. Cleaning and fixing all bin storage areas and work space areas/buildings. Loading and unloading trucks and trailers, as well as sorting, fixing, making parts for boxes and pallets. Hanging bags and filling master bags for the conveyor belt. Workers will be expected to set up equipment and do general fixing of equipment. Workers will be asked to assist with other farm duties such as planting, painting equipment, shoveling, scraping floors and cleaning workspaces. Workers will be using the necessary tools to perform the job including trim knives, staple guns, power washer, nail guns, hammer, chop saws, hand jacks, welding, torch cutting and skill saw.Must have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. \n\nMust be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. \n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. \n \n \nTERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a five-day trial period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the trial period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the trial period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S.
Seasonal, full time job in Maine on a maple syrup farm, performing duties related to harvesting maple syrup. Workers will install, replace, and maintain tubing system, tap maple trees, evaluate health of sugar maples for potential sap production, monitor sap flow levels in tubing, pull taps at the end of the season, and clean equipment. All tools and equipment will be provided.\n\nThis is outdoor work performed in part during harsh winter temperatures and conditions, and includes extensive walking and frequent stooping.
SEASONAL, FULL TIME, JOB IN A REMOTE AREA OF NORTHERN MAINE WORKING ON A MAPLE SYRUP FARM, PERFORMING DUTIES RELATED TO HARVESTING MAPLE SAP. ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO THE WORK WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FARM OWNER. WORKERS WILL INSTALL NEW TUBING SYSTEMS AND REPLACE AND MAINTAIN EXISTING TUBING SYSTEMS, TAP MAPLE TREES,\nEVALUATE HEALTH OF SUGAR MAPLES FOR POTENTIAL SAP PRODUCTION AND MONITOR SAP FLOW LEVEL IN TUBING. WORKERS WILL USE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT TO GAIN ACCESS TO NEW CROPS OF TREES, TO FACILITATE THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL TUBING SYSTEMS IN NEW PRODUCTION AREAS, PULL TAPS AT THE END OF THE SEASON AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT. THIS IS OUTDOOR WORK\nPERFORMED IN PART DURING HARSH WINTER TEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS AND INCLUDES EXTENSIVE WALKING AND FREQUENT STOOPING.
Upon arrival the workers will be grading potatoes both in the potato house and in the field. Other duties include, sorting and packing potatoes, cleaning around equipment, filling masters with finished product, and stacking them onto a pallet. Other duties include, fruit and vegetable work such as, sowing seeds, weeding, and picking peas, string beans, blueberries, strawberries. 1 months experience required in duties listed.
Duties may include: Cutting Pine Tree Tops to appropriate lengths to use in the making of wreathes. Use of clippers or shears to manually prune and trim tree tops to the needed length of 6” to 10”. Gather prunings into storage bins. collect seed-bearing cones & other related Nursery Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org).\n\nPossible weekend/holiday work.\n\n At Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed).
Duties may include: product assembly nursery worker requires gather, sheer, cut manual, treat, arrange, tie, package of previously gathered raw nursery-Christmas tree, limbs, boughs, etc. material. Cut natural pine products, tie, treat, arrange to produce wreaths & other related Nursery Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-2092 (onetonline.org).\n\nAt Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed).\n\nPossible weekend/holiday work.
Crops/Commodities: \npotatoes. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest potatoes. Assist with field preparation and harvesting activities. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Grade, sort, and field pack potatoes after harvest. Operate potato washing machine, ride on potato harvester. Cut and prepare potato seed. Separate potatoes and remove stems. Repair, maintain, wash, and sanitize potato storage boxes and other storage contains. Clear fields by picking up missed potatoes. Lay irrigation pipe. \n\nInspect harvested potatoes on conveyor belt and/or roller table. Remove rotten or defective potatoes and remove debris and other foreign material. Keep all work areas clean by sweeping floors and sanitizing machinery and surface areas. \n\n\nGrade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment.\n\nMust have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision.
The crew manager will explain and monitor the correct color and size for quality standards while also monitoring for bruising, which must be less than 5%. Work may be in hot, cold, and wet conditions. This job will include spot harvesting of fruit, apples, tomatoes, corn, and pumpkins. Worker should be able to lift up to 50 lbs while climbing on a ladder 16" tall. They will carefully harvest only the best color and size fruit. 1 month experience required in work listed.\n
Job includes but not limited to, harvesting potatoes, packaging potatoes, grading and inspecting potatoes, lifting and stacking 50 pound bags repetitively. Lifting up to 65 pounds. Cleaning, and other miscellaneous tasks.
Crops/Commodities: \npotatoes. \nHarvest and sort potatoes. Sort potatoes on conveyor belt, removing the damaged potatoes and foreign materials by hand. Maintain clean working environment, shoveling dirt and debris, breaking down pallets, repairing pallets and setting up or breaking down any equipment in the work space. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Clean potato harvester of debris and assist the harvester operator with any breakdown, if necessary. Workers will be asked to assist with other farm duties such as shoveling, sweeping, scrapping debri, washing equipment, loading trucks, unloading trucks, raking, cleaning gutters, wrapping shrubbery, mowing, picking up rocks and barn cleaning. Workers will be asked to use tools such as stapel guns, power cleaners, nails guns, hammers, chop saws, hand jacks and skill saws.\n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. \n\nWork required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 30 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nEmployer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. \n \n \nTERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a five-day trial period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the trial period if the worker's performance fails to satisfy the employer's reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the five day trial period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S. workers becoming available for the job during the employer's recruitment period.
The workers will primarily be harvesting apples but may harvest other tree fruit or vegetables. This work requires the ability to lift 50 lbs of apples while climbing a 14-20 ft. ladder for up to 8 hours per day. Worker may also perform various tasks related to production of these crops, such as thinning, planting, pruning, driving a tractor or operating a cider press. The work is usually performed out of doors, sometimes in extreme conditions of heat, cold and/or rain. One month minimum experience at the work listed is required.
This job includes a combination of tasks related to the pruning, and spot harvesting of apples, cranberries, grapes, and pumpkins. Worker will lift approximately 50 pounds while on a ladder up to 16' feet tall, they will carefully harvest only the correct size and color apples. The crew manager will explain the minimum size and percentage of color for quality standards each day along with consistently monitoring bruising which must be less than 5%. Work is outdoors in adverse weather conditions; hot, cold, wet, etc. One month Agricultural work experience including harvesting; apples, cranberries, grapes or pumpkins required. This job is best suited to fast/careful individuals. Some apple harvest will be conducted without ladders or picking drops. Normal harvest using ladders and from the ground are at a higher piece rate. Picking apples from the tops of the trees only with ladders will be at a higher rate. Harvesting Honey Crisp and carefully clipping the stems is at the highest rate. Quality standards are expected to be met after the 1/2 day training. Production standards will increase from 50% to 75% to 100% by the third day. The crew manager will explain the minimum size and percentage of color for quality standards each day along with consistently monitoring bruising which must be less than 5 %. Equipment driving is optional, you do not need to drive to be successful at this job.
Crops/Commodities: \nPotatoes, corn. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest potatoes. Assist with field preparation and harvesting activities. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Grade, sort, and field pack potatoes after harvest. Operate potato washing machine, ride on potato harvester. Cut and prepare potato seed. Separate potatoes and remove stems. Repair, maintain, wash, and sanitize potato storage boxes and other storage contains. Clear fields by picking up missed potatoes. Lay irrigation pipe. \n\nTransport potatoes from fields to packing facilities. Load/unload trucks. Forklift operation may be required.\n\nInspect harvested potatoes on conveyor belt and/or roller table. Remove rotten or defective potatoes and remove debris and other foreign material. Keep all work areas clean by sweeping floors and sanitizing machinery and surface areas. \n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may transport other workers. \n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time.
Crops/Commodities: \nPotatoes, corn. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural field work experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. \n\nPlant, cultivate and harvest potatoes and corn. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. 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. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Sort potatoes on conveyor belt, removing the damaged potatoes and foreign materials by hand. Maintain clean working environment, shoveling dirt and other debris from work area. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. \n\nLift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences. \n\nWork on production line. Grade, size, sort, wash and pack product. Bunch/bundle product pursuant to supervisor instructions. Fill bins/trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards and production procedures. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Palletize and stack boxes/containers. Use power equipment including, but not limited, to: fork lifts, conveyor belts, and cooling equipment/refrigeration units. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with regular maintenance on equipment. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nWorkers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays.
Harvest vegetables. Harvest tree fruit using a ladder and picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while ascending and descending a ladder on a sustained basis. Place ladders (up to 24 feet) against a tree limb, climb ladder, secure footing and pick fruit carefully placing it into picking bucket. Climb down the ladder and gently empty fruit into designated field container. Fruit should not be squeezed or handled roughly to avoid bruising. On a short term basis workers may perform other harvest related tasks such as general farm labor. Work is performed out of doors sometimes under conditions of heat, cold, and rain. One month of experience in duties listed is required.
Crops/Commodities: \nPotatoes, corn. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural field work experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. \n\nPlant, cultivate and harvest potatoes and corn. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. 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. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Sort potatoes on conveyor belt, removing the damaged potatoes and foreign materials by hand. Maintain clean working environment, shoveling dirt and other debris from work area. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. \n\nLift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain farm buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences. Work on production line. Grade, size, sort, wash and pack product. Bunch/bundle product pursuant to supervisor instructions. Fill bins/trays and other containers with product, level bins, and prepare product for shipment to market or storage. Perform quality control on inbound/outbound loads. Follow quality control standards and production procedures. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Palletize and stack boxes/containers. Use power equipment including, but not limited, to: fork lifts, conveyor belts, and cooling equipment/refrigeration units. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Assist with regular maintenance on equipment. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. \n\nWork is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nWorkers must obey all safety rules and basic instructions and be able to recognize, understand and comply with safety, pesticide warning/re-entry and other essential postings. \n\nPersons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break.
Crops/Commodities: \npotatoes, small grain. \nDrive tractors and planters, and operate other mechanized farm equipment. Use farm equipment to cut, pull, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle crops. Load/unload harvested potatoes or other materials manually or with mechanized equipment such as conveyors, or handtrucks.\n\nTasks include starting and stopping the potato washing machine, riding on and grading potatoes on a potato harvester, laying and picking up irrigation pipe, cutting and preparing potato seed, separating potatoes and removing stems, repairing wooden and plastic potato storage boxes, washing and sanitizing potato storage boxes, washing and sanitizing refrigerated potato storages and cleaning fields by picking up missed potatoes and rocks into buckets. \n\nGrade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment.\n\nWorker will drive 10-wheel, straight-frame field truck to/from specified destinations within area of intended employment; maneuver trucks into and out of loading and unloading positions. Operator will perform duties in both on-road (paved) and off-road conditions. Worker must possess the ability to successfully operate in rough and adverse off-road conditions and ability to drive truck underneath the harvester boom safely, as instructed by the harvester operator. Worker must possess the ability to read a map, understand directions, use GPS and successfully navigate to a specific location; regularly climb up and down, on, into and out of truck; complete pre-trip and post-trip inspection and paperwork on trucks; perform all preventive maintenance duties to assigned fleet vehicle, as well as assist with reactive maintenance on assigned fleet vehicle. Operator is responsible for daily, weekly and monthly surface and deep cleanings of assigned fleet vehicle, including exterior, chassis, engine area and cargo carrying box. Worker may also operate pull tractor and tillage implements; and will operate hosteling truck to jockey trailers from loading lines for filling and weighing purposes.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Level land by moving dirt and other materials. Equipment may include tractors, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or other vehicles. \n\nManipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools. May assist with other general farm maintenance or repairs.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants.
Harvest tree fruit using a ladder and picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while ascending and descending a ladder on a sustained basis. Place ladders ( up to 24 feet) against tree limb, climb ladder, secure footing and pick fruit carefully placing it into picking bucket. Climb down ladder and gently empty fruit into designated field container. Fruit should not be squeezed or handled roughly to avoid bruising. On a short term basis may perform other harvest related tasks such as general farm labor. Work is performed out of doors sometimes under conditions of heat, cold, and rain. One months experience in duties listed required.
This job includes a combination of tasks related to the pruning, and spot harvesting of apples, cranberries, grapes, and pumpkins. Worker will lift approximately 50 pounds while on a ladder up to 16' feet tall, they will carefully harvest only the correct size and color apples. The crew manager will explain the minimum size and percentage of color for quality standards each day along with consistently monitoring bruising which must be less than 5%. Work is outdoors in adverse weather conditions; hot, cold, wet, etc. One month Agricultural work experience including harvesting; apples, cranberries, grapes or pumpkins required. This job is best suited to fast/careful individuals. Some apple harvest will be conducted without ladders or picking drops. Normal harvest using ladders and from the ground are at a higher piece rate. Picking apples from the tops of the trees only with ladders will be at a higher rate. Harvesting Honey Crisp and carefully clipping the stems is at the highest rate. Quality standards are expected to be met after the 1/2 day training. Production standards will increase from 50% to 75% to 100% by the third day. The crew manager will explain the minimum size and percentage of color for quality standards each day along with consistently monitoring bruising which must be less than 5 %. Equipment driving is optional, you do not need to drive to be successful at this job.
Crops/Commodities: Vegetables including, but not limited to, sweet corn, winter squash, potatoes, rutabaga, cucumbers, green beans, peppers. Plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. 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. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Grade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, quality, and also packing produce in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment. Must have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects. Install/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.
Apple pickers - one month apple picking experience required. Expected average of 64 bushels/day. Ability to appropriately place 24' wood ladder. Ability to carry 50 lb apple bucket. Ability to pick without bruising. Outdoors work - may be in extreme conditions. Physically demanding - bending, stooping, lifting, carrying Ladder work required.
May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating, and processing of apples, fruit and vegetables crops including, but not limited to, driving, operating, adjusts and maintains farm machines, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying, irrigating, mowing, harvesting, grading, packing. May use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, and hoe. 1 months experience in duties listed required.\n
Pick apples according to instructions using a ladder and a picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while going up and down a ladder throughout the work day. Place ladder (up to 20 feet long) against tree limb, climb ladder, secure footing and pick fruit, carefully placing fruit into a bucket. Climb down ladder and gently empty fruit into field container. Fruit must not be squeezed or handled roughly to avoid bruising. Workers may also harvest dropped fruit from the ground. Workers may occasionally do other work such as pruning or orchard maintenance. Work is performed out of doors, sometimes under extreme conditions of heat, cold and rain. Failure to meet quality or production standard is cause for dismissal. One month experience in the job described is required.
Harvest tree fruit using ladder and picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift 50 pounds while climbing ladder. Work is performed out of doors, sometimes in severe conditions of heat, cold and rain. Workers maybe asked to perform other farm related tasks such as, cider making, pruning, weeding, thinning. May use hand tools such as shovels, hoe, pruning saw. 1 month experience in duties listed required.
MAPLE TREE TAPPER, FARM LABORER. SEASONAL, FULL TIME, JOB IN A REMOTE AREA OF NORTHERN MAINE WORKING ON A MAPLE SYRUP FARM, PERFORMING DUTIES RELATED TO HARVESTING MAPLE SAP. ALL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO THE WORK WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FARM OWNERS. WORKERS WILL CLEAR BRUSH, INSTALL, REPLACE, MAINTAIN & REMOVE TUBING SYSTEMS, TAP MAPLE TREES, EVALUATE HEALTH OF SUGAR MAPLES FOR POTENTIAL SAP PRODUCTION, MONITOR SAP FLOW LEVEL IN TUBING, PULL TAPS AT THE END OF THE SEASON AND CLEAN EQUIPMENT. THIS IS OUTDOOR WORK PERFORMED IN PART DURING HARSH WINTER\nTEMPERATURES AND CONDITIONS, AND INCLUDES EXTENSIVE WALKING AND FREQUENT STOOPING.
Work may include but not limited to: Pruning and picking of apples, must be able to move ladders that can weigh up to 100 pounds through trees without damage to trees or apples. Must be able to pick 8 bushels or more per hour of good apples. Spot picking for color and size with no more then 5% bruising. Pilling hay in barn or wagons, picking of vegetables, clearing brush or rocks from fields. Farm related maintenance, cleaning, painting, fixing apple bins etc. Packing apples or making cider. All workers have to receive food safety training and worker protection training. This training will be provided by employer at no cost. There will be no food or drink allowed in work place, except for portable water. No cell phones or ear buds allowed in work place in accordance with Food Safety Plan. Not following Food Safety Plan could result in termination of contract.
This is an application for Christmas Trees and Potatoes. These crops listed may or may not be planted and employer is not limited to only these crops listed.\n\nSpecific Job Requirements:\nThere will be a demonstration period to familiarize workers with specific jobs and to demonstrate proper methods of working.\n\nCHRISTMAS TREE OPERATIONS:\n Work in cold, hot, humid and wet weather.\n Lift and carry 80-pound trees continuously throughout the day.\n Cut trees using hand saw or chainsaw.\n Bundle trees, prepare for transport, and load into containers.\n Field work and clean up.\n\nOther Job Specifications Include:\n1. Worker will perform maintenance in Christmas tree fields including cone picking, weeding, hoeing, trunk painting, spreading fertilizer, culturing Christmas trees, base pruning and tagging Christmas trees.\n2. Workers must be able to use hand pruners, machetes and other hand tools involved with the harvesting and culturing of Christmas trees.\n3. Christmas tree operations, workers must harvest/cut full-grown trees, lift and carry trees up to 80 pounds, and load them into a container, continuously throughout the day.\n4. Provide general labor to assist in planting new trees by clearing property, planting seedlings, building trellis, installing irrigation, spreading of composted material and other labor considered necessary to develop new properties.\n5. Cares for trees during growing process-recognize tree diseases.\n6. Farm clean up tasks to include picking up garbage around the field and harvest landings, Cutting and burning unmarketable trees located in clear-cut sections.\n7. Spot weed spraying, Limb removal, Hoeing weeds, Landscaping at the Shop, Office or Housing.\n\nMaintain a safe and healthy work area and report any safety concerns to the supervisor.\n\nWorkers can also:\n1. Drive tractors\n2. Spray and mix chemicals and fertilizers\n3. Operate trucks to carry farm equipment, crops and farmworkers\n4. Perform general repair of agricultural equipment.\n5. Pack crops into containers.\n6. Operate farm equipment used in the processes of harvesting Christmas trees. This would include balers, elevators, small tractors and other automated devices.\n\nThis job requires raising Christmas trees.\nThere are general conditions of employment, general job specifications and individual requirements that are specific to each job duty:\n\nGENERAL CONDITIONS: Field work begins at assigned time shortly after daylight. Work may be performed during light rain and in high humidity and in freezing or high heat temperatures. The worker may be required to work in the farm when trees are wet with dew/rain and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions. The Worker must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the process throughout the workday. Workers must work at a sustained pace and make bona-fide efforts to work efficiently and consistently that are reasonable\nunder the climatic and all other working conditions.\n\nThe Worker may never ride on agricultural equipment not designed for work related riding purposes or any other non-passenger intended equipment unless instructed and authorized by the employer or supervisor to do so. All work-related injuries must be immediately reported to the crew leader, foreman, or supervisor. Workers' compensation claims may be presented to any medical provider, through your employer or state agency if applicable.\n\nFull Growing Season Commitment: The worker agrees to be available for work and perform the assigned work for the assigned employer through the full period of employment 7/25/22 through 11/18/2022. Training: There will be a demonstration period to familiarize workers with job specification and to demonstrate proper methods and other crop specific issues.\n\nSee Addendum C.
Drives and operates one or more farm machines such as tractors and mechanical harvesters to perform specific farm activity such as harvesting wild blueberries. Drives tractor and operate designed towed machine,(95%). Prepares harvesting machine by adjusting necessary items on the equipment and mechanisms,(3%). Refuels engine, lubricates machine parts and monitors operations to ensure optimum performance,(1%). Drives truck to haul materials and products on trucks and trailers by hand or by use of a forklift,(1%). All tools and equipment to be supplied by Cherryfield Foods, Inc. Applicant should have 3 months experience as an agricultural equipment operator. You will not be supervising other employees.\n\nConduce y opera una o ms mquinas agrcolas, como tractores y cosechadoras mecnicas, para realizar actividades agrcolas especficas, como la cosecha de arndanos silvestres. Conduce el tractor y opera la mquina remolcada diseada (95%). Prepara la cosechadora ajustando los elementos necesarios en los equipos y mecanismos (3%). Reabastece el motor, lubrica las piezas de la mquina y supervisa las operaciones para garantizar un rendimiento ptimo (1%). Conduce camiones para transportar materiales y productos en camiones y remolques a mano o con una carretilla elevadora (1%). Todas las herramientas y equipos deben ser suministrados por Cherryfield Foods, Inc. El solicitante debe tener 3 meses de experiencia como operador de equipos agrcolas. No supervisar a otros empleados.
Production Teammates directly handle lobster, crab, and other seafood products through the full production cycle including: \n \n1. Fresh processing: Preparing and packaging lobster, crab, and other seafood products that will be sold to customers as raw or frozen seafood requiring further preparation and cooking by the customer OR to be further processed in our Ready-to-eat room, including: \na. Feeders: unloading live lobster/crab and sorting live lobsters/crab from dead\nb. Crab/Lobster Breaking: Separation of live (stunned) lobster/crab into various parts (claws/bodies) for cooking based on graded sizes \nc. Tail/Body Cleaning: Preparation of seafood for cooking by removing dirt/sand/entrails \nd. Grading: Measuring/weighing various parts of the lobster/crab for precise cooking / sales \ne. Packing: Packaging the products according to the purchase order specifications. May include weighing, sealing bags, passing through glazing or freezing equipment OR managing the preparation of packaged goods for shipment (organizing freezers/pallets/labels for purchase orders, etc.) \nf. Cleaning: Collecting and disposing of the debris / bi-products on the production floor without contaminating the products during and post-production \n \n2. Ready-to-eat processing: Preparing and packaging lobster, crab, and other seafood products that will be sold to customers as pre-cooked and ready to eat; \na. Piece Processing: Processing various parts of the lobster/seafood bodies \nb. Pickers: Picking lobster/crab meat from claw/knuckle \nc. Leg Rollers: Operating machinery to roll lobster meat out of legs \nd. Claw/Leg Cutters: Operating machinery to score/open the claws of legs for further processing \ne. Mince/Spin Shell Operation - Operating machinery to process various parts of the lobster/crab to create value added goods \nf. Data Collection/Weigh Up - Weighing the pieceworkers processed product weights / Using an ipad auditing system to track defects/piecework weights \ng. Inspection - Inspecting the seafood for defects (shells, cartilage, etc.) prior to packaging, examining the preparation and packaging of lobster, crab, and other seafood products – both ready-to-eat and fresh/raw/frozen products – to ensure compliance with company standard; \nh. Packing - Packaging the products according to the purchase order specifications. May include weighing, sealing bags, passing through glazing or freezing equipment OR managing the preparation of packaged goods for shipment (organizing freezers/pallets/labels for purchase orders, etc.) \ni. Cleaning - Collecting and disposing of the debris / bi-products on the production floor without contaminating the products during and post production \n \n3. Sanitation: Cleaning of containers, materials, supplies, equipment, and work area. \n \n4. Packing/Packaging: Designating packaged products (ready-to-eat and fresh/raw/frozen) as finished/ready for shipment; receiving shipments/drops of products ready for inspection and packaging.
This job requires ability to withstand prolonged exposure to variable weather conditions; also\nrequired to bend or stand for extended periods and lift and carry 50 lbs on a frequent basis.\nJob duties include, but are not limited to, plant seedlings, cultivate, mow, weedwack, and harvest evergreen trees. Shaping and pruning branches off evergreen trees with machete, grade and fell trees with chainsaw. Drag, bale, load and unload cut trees onto trucks. Count, measure, and sort cut trees based on size and grade. Other job duties include, but are not limited to, maintain farmland; mow and cut overhanging brush, maintain farm buildings and equipment and grounds. Weed nursery stock beds. 1 month experience required in duties listed.
Greenhouse seeding work. Planting of transplants in field and greenhouse. Cultivation of field and greenhouse crops. Harvesting of crops. Wash, pack, fill orders. Duties may include: tilling soil, use of hand tools such as hoes, shovels, weeding, washing of food processing area, containers, refrigerators. Work is performed outdoors in all weather, sometimes under extremely hot, cold, dry, and wet conditions. Work is physically demanding, and requires extreme endurance. Work may require heavy lifting, bending, stooping, kneeling, and carrying up to 50 lbs on a regular basis. We require basic understanding of English or Spanish for safety instructions. We require 2 months experience in above listed duties.
Harvest vegetables. Harvest tree fruit using a ladder and picking bucket. Workers will be required to lift approximately 50 pounds while ascending and descending a ladder on a sustained basis. Place ladders (up to 24 feet) against a tree limb, climb ladder, secure footing and pick fruit carefully placing it into picking bucket. Climb down the ladder and gently empty fruit into designated field container. Fruit should not be squeezed or handled roughly to avoid bruising. On a short term basis workers may perform other harvest related tasks such as general farm labor. Work is performed out of doors sometimes under conditions of heat, cold, and rain. One month of experience in duties listed is required.
Will be a Delimber Operator.\nWorker must operate a track or tire mounted mechanical delimber. Must be able to identify trees according to species and sort them to designated piles. Retrieves unlimbed trees from a road side yard, delimbs them and places them in an orderly manner for easy retrieval by the loading crane. Must have the ability to work as a three member team and maintain productive as a team. Must be able to operate carrier vehicle. Must perform minor maintenance and repair on equipment daily. Must be in good physical condition and able to work in adverse weather. Must have six months referenced, paid production experience as a delimber operator. Must abide by landowner, OSHA and employer regulations. \n
Will be an Operating Engineer. This occupation consists of building and maintaining logging roads. Employees will operate bulldozers, motor graders, front end loaders, chainsaws, dump or tractor trailer trucks, excavators, cranes, and other similar road construction equipment. Worker must hold a valid class A or B drivers license. Workers may be required to move road building equipment as associated with building logging roads. Workers must be able to make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment and do daily maintenance on equipment. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must have two years of referenced, paid experience as an operating engineer in relations to building logging roads. Must be in good health and physical condition. Must be able to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions.
Work may include but not limited to: Pruning and picking of apples, must be able to move ladders that can weigh up to 100 pounds through trees without damage to trees or apples. Must be able to pick 8 bushels or more per hour of good apples. Spot picking for color and size with no more then 5% bruising. Pilling hay in barn or wagons, picking of vegetables, clearing brush or rocks from fields. Farm related maintenance, cleaning, painting, fixing apple bins etc. Packing apples or making cider. All workers have to receive food safety training and worker protection training. This training will be provided by employer at no cost. There will be no food or drink allowed in work place, except for portable water. No cell phones or ear buds allowed in work place in accordance with Food Safety Plan. Not following Food Safety Plan could result in termination of contract.
DUTIES: Hand Harvested Crop: Green peppers, tomatoes, winter squash. Machine Harvested Crop: sweet corn, green beans. use corn wagon picking corn off of the machine and putting it in the bags. 62 ears per bag. Overhead Irrigation Lines: help operate irrigation. Clean Up in the Fall: clean up vegetables. Hand Weeding with Long Hoe.\n\nHOURS VARY: 7am-4pm aprox 6 days per week. Each day start time and or end time may vary depending on scheduled orders that we receive from stores. Workdays will vary. Tuesday - Sunday, days may vary. Weekends required. One weekday between Monday-Friday will be available to workers as a day off.\n\nADDITIONAL HOURS: Additional, non-compulsory work may be offered, including on holidays. Additional compulsory hours may be required depending on harvest production.\n\nMINIMUM WAGE RATE: Employees that produce under minimum standard production requirement will not qualify for piece rate, and will be paid by the AEWR. If employees production rate is above the AEWR, then they will be paid the higher piece rate amount.\n\nPAY ASSURANCES: Employer offer the highest of the AEWR, the prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage or the Federal or State minimum wage.\n\nOVERTIME: May be provided at minimum base wage rate established. \n\nWORKERS COMPENSATION: Employer guarantees to maintain coverage throughout the entire contract period. Workers must notify immediate foreman and/or supervisor in case of injury within 30 days. Workers Compensation is free of charge to employee.\n\nCOVID: Employer will comply with the most restrictive Covid-19 regulations including local, state and federal guidelines. A CDC-approved COVID Vaccine is required for workers staying in employer-provided housing ONLY. Workers staying in close quarters are susceptible to cross-contamination risk.\n\nHOUSING: Provided at no charge to worker.\n\nTRANSPORTATION: Employer will provide transportation to all worksite locations. See attached job order for any/additional worksite location(s). Workers are not required to use employer-provided transportation. Employer is not liable for the welfare of any worker who chooses their own means of transportation.\n\nEmployer ID: 034-0185-8\n
Workers will perform general farm duties, such as manually plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables including; thinning and weeding plants using hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes and rakes. Workers will dig, cut, pick, bunch, clean and grade, and package crops by hand. Workers must take care to not scar or bruise vegetables during harvesting and/or packing process. Workers must be able to lift, load, and unload 50 pound crates/boxes of harvested vegetables. Workers may perform maintenance activities on buildings and equipment such as washing, painting, minors repairs or routine maintenance. Duties may include ground keeping around the farm such as landscaping, mowing, organizing, and participate in farm and field clean up. Workers will need to have a minimum 3 months prior experience with general farming and harvesting and/or packing vegetables.
Drive and operate a farm tractor with double or single mechanical harvester with tote boxes to perform specific farm activity such as harvesting wild blueberries. Operate a loader to load empty blueberry totes on harvester and pickup full totes from the field.\n\nWorkers will be required to adjust necessary items on the equipment and mechanisms to ensure optimum performance. Refuel and lubricates tractor, harvester and loader.\n
Working in various areas of our fresh processing production line when our wild blueberries arrive at our processing plant in Machias, Maine. Positions on our fresh processing line include cleaning wild blueberries of the floor with shovels, working on shakers where you would stand by a automatic machine and pick debris off the shaker and see the wild blueberries go through the fresh line properly, you could be trained to operate a forklift, you could be working on our fresh receiving dock receiving the berries with a manual pallet jack and bringing them to the scale to get weighed. Other jobs may include working on the frozen end our our processing plant where the berries are packaged into totes for rework later or into boxes that go to the consumer. Those jobs would include making totes or boxes for the production line and stacking 30 lb boxes on a pallet. Other jobs if needed would be working with wild blueberry crop in the field.\n\nTrabajando en varias reas de nuestra lnea de produccin de procesamiento de productos frescos cuando nuestros arndanos silvestres llegan a nuestra planta de procesamiento en Machias, Maine. Las posiciones en nuestra lnea de procesamiento fresco incluyen limpiar los arndanos silvestres del piso con palas, trabajar en agitadores donde usted se parara junto a una mquina automtica y recogera los escombros del agitador y vera los arndanos silvestres pasar correctamente por la lnea fresca. opere una carretilla elevadora, podra estar trabajando en nuestro muelle de recepcin fresco recibiendo las bayas con una transpaleta manual y llevndolas a la bscula para pesarlas. Otros trabajos pueden incluir trabajar en el extremo congelado de nuestra planta de procesamiento, donde las bayas se empaquetan en bolsas para volver a trabajarlas ms tarde o en cajas que van al consumidor. Esos trabajos incluiran hacer bolsas o cajas para la lnea de produccin y apilar cajas de 30 libras en un pal. Otros trabajos, si fuera necesario, serían trabajar con cultivos de arándanos silvestres en el campo.
NOTE: Hours listed include 1 hour unpaid lunch break and 2 paid breaks each day \n\nOur field crew is responsible for planting, field maintenance, and harvesting an array of products such as, fruit, vegetables, and greenhouse crops, in a manner that allows for maximum production. This is very much a team-based position, so employees must be able to work well as part of a team, communicate well, and have lots of awareness of their surroundings. Feild crew employees must be highly motivated, eager to keep pace, and be attentive to detail even when working quickly and efficiently. This is a very physically demanding position, so employees must be comfortable working on their feet and/or bent over for 8 hours a day at a fast pace and in varying weather conditions. Those working on the field crew must be flexible, and quick to learn and adapt to day-to-day changes in workflow; some tasks are worked through diligently and delicately, while other tasks are done hurried in order to move on to more pressing projects. Two months experience in agricultural work is necessary. \nMust be able to repeatedly lift over 40lbs (sometimes up to 50lbs). May set up and operate equipment. Must come to work ready to work having the appropriate gear to work in any weather conditions. \nDaily responsibilities may include: \nUnderstand and adhere to all GAP/FSMA guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures outlined in our Food Safety Plan; \nDaily Harvest: Complete daily harvest list as a team, harvesting according to procedure and under direction of the field manager; Understand care and quality standards of each of our various crops\nKnow when to leave behind product to let grow\nGrade products as they are harvested and know when to pull products that shouldn't make it to the wash/pack station; Stay aware of team's movement through harvest routine; Count as part of a team to ensure the appropriate amount of a product is harvested; Be accountable for where you started and left off on harvest; Move produce into shade during long periods of harvesting; ensure full harvest bins are not sitting directly in the sun for long periods of time\nFeild Maintenance: Ability to identify weeds from crops and ask for clarification if/when needed; Remove weeds completely using tools and/or hands when necessary; Be aware of other crops when working in rows to ensure you're not crushing anything/ covering growing produce with debris\nPlanting: Verify seedlings have been watered thoroughly before planting; Implement proper spacing, as directed by field manager\nClean/Spray off hand tools after use and ensure they are put back where they were found
Crops/Commodities: \nVegetables including, but not limited to, sweet corn, winter squash, potatoes, rutabaga, cucumbers, green beans, peppers. \nPlant, cultivate and harvest vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other groundcovering. 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. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. \n\nGrade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, quality, and also packing produce in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment.\n\nMust have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nNon-employees access to work sites or adjacent areas strictly prohibited. Non-working minors may not be present, adjacent to worksites, or left in vehicles during the day. Use, possession, transfer, offer, sale or manufacture of marijuana and/or controlled substances strictly prohibited. All work sites are alcohol and drug free work places. Employees must not report for work, enter the employers’ property or perform service while under the influence of or having used alcohol, marijuana, illegal controlled substances, or any other substance that may in any way adversely affect their alertness, coordination, reaction or safety.
Duties may include: Manual duties outdoors for reforestation: maintain, develop woodlands, include hand plant tree seedlings w/o J or U root; maintain surrounding vegetation: prune, clear, spray, pile, clear debris, dig hole to plant seedlings for reforestation w/o J or U root multiple holes per day, secure seedling by packing soil into hole around seedling, maintain seedling growth & other related Forestry Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org).\n\nAt Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed).\n\nPossible weekend/holiday work.
Crops/Commodities: \nbroccoli, potatoes, cauliflower, lettuce, cabbage. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of prior verifiable experience working in a field harvest/field packing crew on a vegetable farm. Workers must be able to perform all duties with accuracy, efficiency and an eye to quality standards to ensure the production of a premium quality product. Workers will harvest crops including but not limited to broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, lettuce and cabbage. Workers will field pack broccoli and cauliflower in cartons at a rate of 4 pallets per hour for crown and 3 pallets per hour for bunches. There will be no mechanical cultivation or planting tasks involved under this labor certification, other than transplanting cauliflower and broccoli. Work will involve cutting broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce and cabbage, bunching broccoli, stacking cartons, making cartons. Considerable stooping and kneeling is required. Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce.\n \nWork is to be done in the field for long periods of time. Workers will perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. \n\nWorkers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields may range from 10 to 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operationsWorkers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs.\n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided, at no cost, transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations). Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may be asked to drive other workers.\n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced vegetable harvester/field packer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable.\n\nRaises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. \n\n 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 as described in the Work Rules.\n\nAll terms and conditions included in the job order will apply equally to all workers, both U.S. workers and H-2A workers, employed in the occupation described in this clearance order.
Will operate processor. Must have satisfactorily qualified as a mechanical harvester operator. Must have satisfactory understanding and knowledge of electrical over hydraulics functions in mechanical equipment. Must be able to make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must have six months of referenced, paid production experience. Must be in good health and physical condition. Must be able to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions. Must have compatible understanding and knowledge of tree species. Must be able to exercise proper felling techniques and promptly determine the most beneficial selection of cutting lengths. Must abide by landowner, employer and OSHA regulations. Must be able to read, comprehend, and execute harvest prescriptions assigned to operator by forester. Workers will be working as a two man harvesting team. Each worker must maintain a level of production standard that will insure that their other team member work is continuous during the harvest period.
Harvest strawberry and blueberry crops. Weeding strawberry, pumpkin and squash. raking and packaging blueberry crop.
May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating and processing of apples, fruit and vegetable crops including driving, operating, adjusts and maintains farm machines, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying, irrigating, mowing, harvesting, grading, packing. May use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, hoe and ladder. 1 months experience in duties listed required.
Plant, cultivate, and harvest various fruit and vegetables. Can use hand tools such as shovels, hoes and knives. Duties may include tiling soil and applying fertilizer and pesticides, weeding, cleaning, sorting packing and handling harvested products. Work is usually preformed outdoors sometimes under extremely hot or cold conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 50lbs on a frequent basis. Basic understanding of English language for safety and instructions. 2 months experience required in work listed.
Will be an Operating Engineer. This occupation consists of building and maintaining logging roads. Employees will operate bulldozers, motor graders, front end loaders, chainsaws, dump or tractor trailer trucks, excavators, cranes, and other similar road construction equipment. Worker must hold a valid class A or B drivers license. Workers may be required to move road building equipment as associated with building logging roads. Workers must be able to make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment and do daily maintenance on equipment. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must have two years of referenced, paid experience as an operating engineer in relations to building logging roads. Must be in good health and physical condition. Must be able to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions.
Worker must operate a track or tire mounted mechanical delimber. Must be able to identify trees according to species and sort them to designated piles. Retrieves unlimbed trees from a road side yard, delimbs them and places them in an orderly manner for easy retrieval by the loading crane. Must have the ability to work as a three member team and maintain productive as a team. Must be able to operate carrier vehicle. Must perform minor maintenance and repair on equipment daily. Must be in good physical condition and able to work in adverse weather. Must have six months referenced, paid production experience as a delimber operator. Must abide by landowner, OSHA and employer regulations.
Will be an Operating Engineer. This occupation consists of building and maintaining logging roads. Employees will operate bulldozers, motor graders, front end loaders, chainsaws, dump or tractor trailer trucks, excavators, cranes, and other similar road construction equipment. Worker must hold a valid class A or B drivers license. Workers may be required to move road building equipment as associated with building logging roads. Workers must be able to make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment and do daily maintenance on equipment. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must have two years of referenced, paid experience as an operating engineer in relations to building logging roads. Must be in good health and physical condition. Must be able to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions.
Workers will be required to care for and maintain plants and crops and prepare ground for planting. Workers will be required to harvest, handle, and transport harvested crops. Crops include apples, fruits and vegetables. Work is often conducted in extreme weather including heat, cold and rain. 1 month experience required in work listed.
Will be an Operating Engineer. This occupation consists of building and maintaining logging roads. Employees will operate bulldozers, motor graders, front end loaders, chainsaws, dump or tractor trailer trucks, excavators, cranes, and other similar road construction equipment. Worker must hold a valid class A or B drivers license. Workers may be required to move road building equipment as associated with building logging roads. Workers must be able to make minor repairs and adjustments to equipment and do daily maintenance on equipment. Must be at least 18 years of age. Must have two years of referenced, paid experience as an operating engineer in relations to building logging roads. Must be in good health and physical condition. Must be able to work outdoors in adverse weather conditions. \n
Numerous crop types; must be able to differentiate crop maturity and quality. Identification of individual crop types and varieties is essential. Must know or be able to learn correct areas of cutting at harvest. Planting and care of tomatoes, cabbage, corn, potatoes, peas, apples, cane fruits, melons, carrots, strawberries, etc. Care of bedding plants in greenhouse. Placement and removal of crop covers and plastic. Hand hoeing and weeding, straw application and runner removal of crop covers and plastic. Working on packing line weighing containers to the pound. Applying pallet wrap, box lids, etc. Drip line and irrigation placement. Cleaning of building, shipping crates, and other farm tasks. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under extreme hot or cold conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis. Duties may require working off the ground at heights up to 20 feet using ladders or climbing. Workers must understand and follow food safety rules at all times. Experience required; 30 days in vegetable or apple duties listed.
Harvesting Broccoli and Cauliflower: Workers will walk behind field pack machine, bend to near ground level and cut broccoli/cauliflower with knife after determining the quality is acceptable. Broccoli/cauliflower is thrown up onto the field pack machine. Workers select heads, check quality, and bunch broccoli with a rubber band using a pneumatic bunching machine, or cut florets from stalk (loose florets only). Also, some broccoli/cauliflower packs require no bunching and are packed directly into cases. Some broccoli packs require bagging after cooling and repack into cases. Workers pack bunched or loose broccoli into cases. Workers stack boxes on pallets. Workers may be required to safely operate tractor powered field pack units and trailers in the field and between fields. (90%)\n \nField Work: Workers will pull or hoe weeds in vegetable fields, pick rocks and throw into carts, carry and connect irrigation pipe, and perform any other duties that are associated with field work and vegetable production. (10%)\n
Work may include but is not limited to: planting, cultivating, harvesting; strawberries, cucumbers, corn, asparagus, rhubarb, pumpkins, and squash, use of hand tools such as shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, ladders etc. Duties may include but are not limited to, tilling soil, applying fertilizer, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning, cutting, picking rocks, participating in irrigation activities. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under hot, cold, and/or wet conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 50 lbs on a frequent basis. 1 month experience required in duties listed.
The workers will primarily be harvesting apples but may harvest other tree fruit or vegetables. This work requires the ability to lift 50 lbs of apples while climbing a 14-20 ft. ladder for up to 8 hours per day. Worker may also perform various tasks related to production of these crops, such as thinning, planting, pruning, driving a tractor or operating a cider press. The work is usually performed out of doors, sometimes in extreme conditions of heat, cold and/or rain. One month minimum experience at the work listed is required.
May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating, and harvesting of fruit, and various vegetables, including, but not limited to, such as but not limited to, peas, tomatoes, greens, peppers, eggplant, asian vegetables, summer and fall squash, pumpkins. Other duties may include, operating tractor, repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements and mechanical equipment, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying, mowing, irrigating and harvesting.May use hand tools such as, shovel, hoe, rake, pruning shears. We will then transition into apple harvest in the fall and summer months. Other tools will then included but are not limited to, ladder and picking bucket. 1 months experience in duties listed required.
Cultivating certified organic mixed vegetables- planting, seeding, thinning, weeding, watering, and harvesting mixed vegetables in the field and high tunnel production. Planting, seeding, thinning, weeding, watering, strawberries. Drying and curing garlic in July and August. May operate machinery and do repair work. Feeding, watering and moving pasture raised broilers and turkeys. Processing the poultry once a week. The broilers are raised in Joel Salatin style chicken tractors which are moved once a day. The broilers and turkeys are raised only on pasture between May and October, we do not produce them any other time of year. 1 months experience in duties listed required.
Manually and mechanically plant, cultivate potato field crops. Use hand tools, such as squeegees, shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties rogueing, transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; cleaning storages, storing and loading harvested products. May construct, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
Successful applicant will have significant experience identifying, picking, assessing, harvesting, and handling a variety of fruits and vegetables. Other job duties maintain gardens through weeding, hoeing, and completing activities involved with irrigation or watering crops. Successful applicant will be willing and able to work long hours in all weather conditions. Must be able to regularly lift fifty pounds. Ability to interact in a cheerful and positive manner with other employees and customers is a must. 1 month experience in work listed is required.
Planting of transplants in field and greenhouse, cultivation of field and greenhouse crops. Harvesting of crops. Washing and packaging of crops for distribution. Duties may include: hand weeding with and without provided tools (hoes, shovels, rakes, etc.); washing of crops, harvest containers, or equipment; crop management tasks such as trellising, covering with row cover, setting anti-deer fences, moving irrigation pipes; packing, weighing, grading vegetables. Work is performed mostly outside or in greenhouses as well as in a barn and refrigerated area. Work is performed in all weather conditions, including hot, cold, wet and dry conditions. Work requires ability to repeatedly lift and move up to 50 pounds, work at a repeated task for long periods of time, and working from bending, stooping, kneeling, and standing positions. We require basic understanding of English communication for safety instructions and prioritize applicants with 2 months experience in the above mentioned duties.
Plant, cultivate, and harvest various fruit and vegetables. Can use hand tools such as shovels, hoes and knives. Duties may include tiling soil and applying fertilizer and pesticides, weeding, cleaning, sorting packing and handling harvested products. Work is usually preformed outdoors sometimes under extremely hot or cold conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 50lbs on a frequent basis. Basic understanding of English language for safety and instructions. 2 months experience required in work listed.
Crops/Commodities: \ntomatoes. \nJobs offered are working in a hydroponic greenhouse facility deleafing tomato plants.\n\nUnder supervision, workers will perform manual labor to work in hydroponic greenhouse facility to deleaf tomato plants.\n\nDeleafing: Workers will remove leaves (shoots/suckers) from tomato plants to expose clusters of ripening fruit, based on the crop schedule. Workers will remove leaves/shoots/suckers from the plant, as trained; utilize learned skills for deleafing plants within defined quality standards; ensure no stumps remain on the vine from the cut of the shoot/leaf from the vine; use of Scissor lift (trolley) (variable); maintain cleanliness of the rows and trolley; ensure that all leaf debris is disposed of properly, either placed on tarps under the gutters or in bins/tubs; communicate concerns to Crop Supervisor/Assistant Grower; follow all hygiene, Good Agricultural Practices, Food Safety and Health Safety requirements, as per training; assists in ground tasks, such as dropping vines, cutting out dead plants, cutting stems; maintain a positive, fair and flexible attitude with management and co-workers; maintain the work area and ensure equipment is clean and in working orderly condition and follow prescribed food safety regulations. \n\nWork is done in the greenhouse for long periods of time.. Must possess ability to lift, bend, twist, push, pull and carry up to 50 pounds. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work in warm, humid temperatures (minimally 70 degrees). Visual and audio sensory are needed regularly: work with background noise of up to 70 decibels. Must be able to hear and see moving equipment for one’s own safety as well as to hear announcements (in case of emergency) as well as buzzer indicating lunch and breaks. Requires good manual dexterity (ability to work with hands for the entire shift). Must possess ability to follow instructions, make critical decisions quickly and repeatedly, and effectively communicate information and respond to questions. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honeybees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. \n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted.
Planting of transplants in field and greenhouses. Cultivation of field and greenhouse crops. Harvesting of vegetables and small fruits by hand and with supplied tools and equipment. Washing, packing, sorting vegetables and small fruits for distribution to markets and wholesale customers. Duties may include, weeding (by hand or with supplied tools), setting up/breaking down irrigation systems and deer fencing; laying out and taking up row cover. Cleaning harvest supplies and containers. Loading coolers and trucks with harvested produce. Work is done in all weather conditions; generally outside or in packing shed and greenhouses. Work requires the ability to repeatedly lift and move up to 50 pounds; work at repetitive tasks for long periods of time; work from bending, stooping, kneeling and standing positions. We require basic understanding of English communication for safety instructions. 2 months experience in duties listed required.
Plant, cultivate, & harvest various fruit & vegetables. Can use hand tools such as shovels, hoes, & knives.\nDuties may include tiling soil applying fertilizer & pesticides, weeding, cleaning,sorting, packing & handling\nharvested products. Work is usually performed outdoors sometimes under extremely hot or cold\nconditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, & carry up to 50lbs on a\nfrequent basis. Basic understanding of English language for safety & instructions. 2 months experience required in work listed.
Work may include but is not limited to: planting, cultivating, harvesting; strawberries, cucumbers, corn, asparagus, rhubarb, pumpkins, and squash, use of hand tools such as shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, ladders etc. Duties may include but are not limited to, tilling soil, applying fertilizer, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning, cutting, picking rocks, participating in irrigation activities. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under hot, cold, and/or wet conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 50 lbs on a frequent basis. 1 month experience required in duties listed.
Plant, cultivate, & harvest various fruit & vegetables. Can use hand tools such as shovels, hoes, & knives.\nDuties may include tiling soil applying fertilizer & pesticides, weeding, cleaning,sorting, packing & handling\nharvested products. Work is usually performed outdoors sometimes under extremely hot or cold\nconditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, & carry up to 50lbs on a\nfrequent basis. Basic understanding of English language for safety & instructions. 2 months experience required in work listed.
Job duties may include but are not limited to: planting, cultivating, and harvesting fruits, vegetables, and field crops. Duties will include grading, processing, and packing product for market. Work will also include but not limited to operating hand tools (hoe, shovel, rake, saws, knives). Work may include operating equipment such as tractor or fork lift, general maintenance of grounds, buildings, equipment. Most of the work is performed outdoors in all weather conditions. The jobs are physically demanding and workers will be expected to lift up to 50lbs, lots of bending, and may also apply general use pesticides under supervision of licensed applicator. 1 month experience required in work listed.
May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating and processing of non-organic vegetables including, but not limited to, driving, operating, adjusts and maintains farm machines, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning, irrigating, harvesting, grading, packing and greenhouse production My use hand tools such as a shovel, pruning saw and, hoe. May have exposure to extreme temperatures, lift 50lbs, repetitive movements, extensive pushing, pulling and walking, and frequent stooping 1 month experience required. Work does not include certified organic crops.
Crops/Commodities: \nbroccoli, potatoes, cauliflower, lettuce, cabbage. \nThis job requires a minimum of 3 months of prior verifiable experience working in a field harvest/field packing crew on a vegetable farm. Workers must be able to perform all duties with accuracy, efficiency and an eye to quality standards to ensure the production of a premium quality product. Workers will harvest crops including but not limited to broccoli, cauliflower, potatoes, lettuce and cabbage. Workers will field pack broccoli and cauliflower in cartons at a rate of 4 pallets per hour for crown and 3 pallets per hour for bunches. There will be no mechanical cultivation or planting tasks involved under this labor certification, other than transplanting cauliflower and broccoli. Work will involve cutting broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce and cabbage, bunching broccoli, stacking cartons, making cartons. Considerable stooping and kneeling is required. Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce.\n \nWork is to be done in the field for long periods of time. Workers will perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. \n\nWorkers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields may range from 10 to 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. \n\nEmployer assures that workers will be provided, at no cost, transportation from living quarters to work site every day (for workers who must be provided housing under the applicable regulations). Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may be asked to drive other workers.\n\nPersons seeking employment as experienced vegetable harvester/field packer must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. All workers will be subject to a trial period of up to five days during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker if the employer reasonably finds worker's performance during the trial period to be unacceptable.\n\nRaises and/or bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the company's sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. \n\n 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 as described in the Work Rules.\n\nAll terms and conditions included in the job order will apply equally to all workers, both U.S. workers and H-2A workers, employed in the occupation described in this clearance order.
Manual field laborer duties will include but not limited to working with bees for pollination which includes prior work experience and knowledge of fencing, placing and moving hives, checking hives, repairing bean damages hives daily and removal of hives,(50%), manually changing irrigation guns,(20%) brush pick up by hand,(5%) installing automated irrigation heads and sprinkler system,(15%) hand weed wiping,(10%). Worker should have experience with operating chainsaws, brush saws, tractors, mowers, ATVS, or other farm equipment.\n\nLas tareas manuales de los trabajadores de campo incluirn, entre otras, trabajar con abejas para la polinizacin, lo que incluye experiencia laboral previa y conocimiento de cercas, colocacin y movimiento de colmenas, control de colmenas, reparacin diaria de las colmenas y remocin de colmenas, (50%), cambio manual pistolas de riego, (20%) recoleccin manual de cepillos, (5%) instalacin de cabezales de riego automatizados y sistema de rociadores, (15%) limpieza manual de malezas, (10%). El trabajador debe tener experiencia en el manejo de motosierras, sierras, tractores, cortacspedes, vehculos todo terreno u otros equipos agrcolas.\n\n
Workers will plant and cultivate vegetables, berries, salad greens and field crops both manually and by operating tractors and tractor drawn machinery. Must be able to: determine when crops are ripe and harvest by hand without bruising the produce or damaging the plants; lift & carry 50 lbs. consistently throughout the day; bend, stoop and stand on feet for hours to weed, harvest, and wash crops; work in temperatures as low as 25 degrees; work in rain; use hand tools, shovels, trowels, hoes, shears, and knives to harvest, transplant, or weed without damage to the plants or roots; use a ladder; understand simple instruction in English in order to not endanger themselves or others while working around or on\nequipment & inform the farmer of crop progress; identify plants and pests; record information about crops and yield; and work as a team member. Daily work may include: application of non-restricted pesticides; cleaning, packing and loading harvested products; repair of farm buildings; operation and minor repair of\ntractors and self-propelled machinery that mow, harrow, fertilize and spray crops; and operation of irrigation equipment such as pumps and sprinklers. Workers must leave their cell phones in the camp unless directed by the employer. 30 days experience in work listed required.
Crops/Commodities: \nbeans, corn, potatoes. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest potatoes. Assist with field preparation and harvesting activities. Cut and prepare potato seed. Separate potatoes and remove stems. Repair, maintain, wash, and sanitize potato storage boxes and other storage contains. Lay irrigation pipe. \n\nInspect harvested potatoes on conveyor belt and/or roller table. Remove rotten or defective potatoes and remove debris and other foreign material. Keep all work areas clean by sweeping floors and sanitizing machinery and surface areas. \n\n Till soil. Weed and thin plants.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \n\nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a proficient manner without close supervision. \n\nWorkers with a clean driving record (no major moving violations such as but not limited to Driving While Intoxicated or Reckless Driving) and able to obtain an insurable driver's license may be required to drive company vehicles. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may be asked to drive other workers. \n \nEmployer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker’s Sabbath or federal holidays. Workers will have an unpaid lunch break. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start time. \n \n \nTERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a five-day trial period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks.
Looking for experienced agricultural workers to assist with the beginning to the end of hay season in a family owned hay farming operation in Northern Maine. Applicants will assist with prepping fields for planting, preparing needed equipment, running farm machinery, harvesting and drying hay and storing crop for winter. Responsibilities include: Prepping the fields to be planted, assisting in ensuring all equipment is ready to run, operating farm equipment, drying and bailing harvested products, measuring moisture levels as product is harvested. 1 Month experience in duties listed is required.
Greenhouse seeding work. Planting of transplants in field and greenhouse. Cultivation of field and greenhouse crops. Harvesting of fruit and vegetable crops. Wash, pack, fill orders. Duties may include: tilling soil, use of hand tools such as hoes, shovels, weeding, washing of food processing area, containers, refrigerators. Work is performed outdoors in all weather, sometimes under extremely hot, cold, dry and wet conditions. Work is physically demanding, and requires extreme endurance. Work may require operating machinery, heavy lifting, bending, stooping, kneeling, and carrying up to 50lbs on a regular basis. 2 months experience in duties listed required.
JOB DESCRIPTION: pruning the blueberry bushes, mulch, various farming picking rocks, hand weeding, irrigation (harvesting brussle sprouts, apples, blueberries, broccoli, cauliflour, berries and vegetables).\n\nHOURS AND SCHEDULE VARY: preharvest: Mon - Fri, 6am-2pm, 35 hrs. harvest: additional hours required. Mandatory weekends will be required. Schedule depends on production needs throughout the entire contract. \n\nBONUS: possible end of contract bonus ($500) upon employers discretion and worker performance/experience.\n\nADDITIONAL HOURS: Additional, non-compulsory work may be offered, including on holidays.\n\nPAY ASSURANCES: Employer offer the highest of the AEWR, the prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the agreed-upon collective bargaining wage or the Federal or State minimum wage. \n\nWORKERS COMPENSATION: Employer guarantees to maintain coverage throughout the entire contract period. Workers must notify immediate foreman and/or supervisor in case of injury within 30 days. Workers Compensation is free of charge to employee.\n\nCOVID: Employer will comply with the most restrictive Covid-19 regulations including local, state and federal guidelines. A CDC-approved COVID Vaccine is required for workers staying in employer-provided housing ONLY. Workers staying in close quarters are susceptible to cross-contamination risk.\nHOUSING: Provided at no charge to worker.\n\nMEALS: Workers will prepare their own meals. Employer will provide weekly runs to store each week.\n\nTRANSPORTATION: Employer will provide transportation to all worksite locations. See attached job order for any/additional worksite location(s). Workers are not required to use employer-provided transportation. Employer is not liable for the welfare of any worker who chooses their own means of transportation.\n
Plant, cultivate, & harvest various fruit & vegetables. Can use hand tools such as shovels, hoes, & knives.\nDuties may include tiling soil applying fertilizer & pesticides, weeding, cleaning,sorting, packing & handling\nharvested products. Work is usually performed outdoors sometimes under extremely hot or cold\nconditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, & carry up to 50lbs on a\nfrequent basis. Basic understanding of English language for safety & instructions. 2 months experience required in work listed.
Crops/Commodities: \npotatoes, small grain. \nDrive tractors and planters, and operate other mechanized farm equipment to plant, cultivate, and harvest potatoes. Use farm equipment to cut, pull, dig, thresh, clean, chop, bag, or bundle potato crop. Load/unload harvested potatoes or other materials manually or with mechanized equipment such as conveyors, or handtrucks.\n\nTasks include starting and stopping the potato washing machine, riding on and grading potatoes on a potato harvester, laying and picking up irrigation pipe, cutting and preparing potato seed, separating potatoes and removing stems, repairing wooden and plastic potato storage boxes, washing and sanitizing potato storage boxes, washing and sanitizing refrigerated potato storages and cleaning fields by picking up missed potatoes and rocks into buckets. \n\nWorker will drive 10-wheel, straight-frame field truck to/from specified destinations within area of intended employment; maneuver trucks into and out of loading and unloading positions. Operator will perform duties in both on-road (paved) and off-road conditions. Worker must possess the ability to successfully operate in rough and adverse off-road conditions and ability to drive truck underneath the harvester boom safely, as instructed by the harvester operator. Worker must possess the ability to read a map, understand directions, use GPS and successfully navigate to a specific location; regularly climb up and down, on, into and out of truck; complete pre-trip and post-trip inspection and paperwork on trucks; perform all preventive maintenance duties to assigned fleet vehicle, as well as assist with reactive maintenance on assigned fleet vehicle. Operator is responsible for daily, weekly and monthly surface and deep cleanings of assigned fleet vehicle, including exterior, chassis, engine area and cargo carrying box. Worker may also operate pull tractor and tillage implements; and will operate hosteling truck to jockey trailers from loading lines for filling and weighing purposes.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Prepare and/or clear land for planting using mechanized or hand equipment to remove trash, rocks, or other debris or material that may interfere with planting or harvesting activities. Level land by moving dirt and other materials. Equipment may include tractors, dozers, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chainsaws, bobcats, skid loaders, high lifts, and trucks or other vehicles. \n\nManipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery. Adjust speeds of cutters, blowers, and conveyors and height of cutting head. Clean, adjust, repair, and perform routine service on equipment (e.g., lubricating grease points, inspecting and maintaining fluid levels, checking belt and conveyor tensions, and maintaining tires, wheels, bearings, belts, and other wear parts). Repair or replace defective parts. Attach farm implements (e.g., plows, harrows, discs, sprayers) using hand tools. May assist with other general farm maintenance or repairs.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.
Greenhouse seeding work. Planting of transplants in field and greenhouse. Cultivation of field and greenhouse crops. Harvesting of crops. Wash, pack, fill orders. Duties may include: tilling soil, use of hand tools such as hoes, shovels, weeding, washing of food processing area, containers, refrigerators. Work is performed outdoors in all weather, sometimes under extremely hot, cold, dry, and wet conditions. Work is physically demanding, and requires extreme endurance. Work may require heavy lifting, bending, stooping, kneeling, and carrying up to 50 lbs on a regular basis. We require basic understanding of English or Spanish for safety instructions. We require 2 months experience in above listed duties.
Harvesting Broccoli and Cauliflower: Workers will walk behind field pack machine, bend to near ground level and cut broccoli/cauliflower with knife after determining the quality is acceptable. Broccoli/cauliflower is thrown up onto the field pack machine. Workers select heads, check quality, and bunch broccoli with a rubber band using a pneumatic bunching machine, or cut florets from stalk (loose florets only). Also, some broccoli/cauliflower packs require no bunching and are packed directly into cases. Some broccoli packs require bagging after cooling and repack into cases. Workers pack bunched or loose broccoli into cases. Workers stack boxes on pallets. Workers may be required to safely operate tractor powered field pack units and trailers in the field and between fields. (70%)\n \nField Work: Workers will pull or hoe weeds in vegetable fields, pick rocks and throw into carts, carry and connect irrigation pipe, operate tillage, bed shaping, planting and other agricultural equipment and perform any other duties that are associated with field work and vegetable production. (30%)\n
Unloading of lobsters from boats, butchering, extracting meat from lobsters. Packing them in preparation for shipment. 4/1/22-12/21/22.7am-7pm, Days vary Mon-Sat. 50 hours/week. May get up to 10 hours per overtime week when available. This temporary full time employment job will pay 15.00 per hour, and will pay an overtime rate of 22.50 per hour. A single workweek will be used to compute wages. Workers will be paid weekly, on Friday. All deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law will be made. The employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job. H-2B workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees). Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging), to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half of the employment period. Employer agrees to reimburse inbound transportation and subsistence expenses (subsistence is $13.17 per day minimum, without receipts, to a maximum of $55 per day, with receipts) from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the US or abroad, to the place of employment. Return transportation and subsistence will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Interested, qualified applicants may contact the employer by mailing resume to Hugh Reynolds PO Box 670 Stonington ME 04681 ME Career Center 91 Camden Street Suite 201 Rockland, ME 04841
Ensure lobster orders are efficiently processed and received by global customers. The Production Team directly handles lobsters through the full production cycle, including ready-to-eat processing (cooked lobster), fresh processing (raw HPP and frozen lobster), quality control, shipping/receiving, sanitation, and other duties as assigned.
Duties may include: sorting, evaluating quality and planting tree seedlings, trimming trees, identifying diseased or undesirable trees and removing them (using power or hand saws ), chipping removed branches , applying chemical solutions to plants/trees to: enhance growth and/or protect against insects or disease & other related Forestry Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org).\n\nPossible weekend/holiday work.\n\nAt Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed).
Duties may include: Dig holes, plant seedling trees without J or U root secure seedling with soil carefully. Maintain seedling growth by spraying, thinning, hand-pruning, maintain surrounding vegetation; pile and remove debris, Identify diseased or undesirable trees and remove them. Dispose of brush, using power saws or hand saws. Thin or space trees, using power thinning saws. Maintain tallies of trees examined & counted during tree marking or measuring efforts. Duties may be performed around high tension power lines & other related Forestry Worker activities as per SOC/OES 45-4011 (onetonline.org).\n\nPossible weekend/holiday work.\n\nAt Employer’s sole discretion: possible raises and/or bonuses based on individual factors such as work performance or skill (not guaranteed).
Load, unload fish from boats to warehouse. Sweep, clean all areas surrounding property using brooms & shovels. Keep areas sanitized. 4/1/22-12/21/22.7am-7pm, Days vary Mon-Sat. 50 hours/week. May get up to 10 hours per overtime week when available. This temporary full time employment job will pay 15.00 per hour, and will pay an overtime rate of 22.50 per hour. A single workweek will be used to compute wages. Workers will be paid weekly, on Friday. All deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law will be made. The employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job. H-2B workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees). Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging), to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half of the employment period. Employer agrees to reimburse inbound transportation and subsistence expenses (subsistence is $13.17 per day minimum, without receipts, to a maximum of $55 per day, with receipts) from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the US or abroad, to the place of employment. Return transportation and subsistence will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Interested, qualified applicants may contact the employer by mailing resume to Hugh Reynolds PO Box 670 Stonington ME 04681 ME Career Center 91 Camden Street Suite 201 Rockland, ME 04841
Grading Potatoes, Sweeping floors, Shoveling Dirt, Washing Farm Equipment & Farm Buildings with a pressure washer, General maintenance to farm buildings and farm equipment. Filling & Lifting 75 lbs bags of potatoes, driving a forklift, Grain truck, Farm tractor, and lawnmower. Rogueing Potatoes, picking rocks in potato & grain fields, lifting and laying irrigation pipe, lifting and placing storage bin planks. 1 months experience in duties listed required.
Weighs & sorts lobsters, place fish in boxes & ice down. Assemble boxes & band with straps. Rotating shifts from 7am-8pm. 4/1/22-11/15/22. Days vary Monday-Sunday, 40 hours/week. 1 month experience necessary. This temporary full time job will pay 13.50 per hour, and will pay an overtime rate of $20.25 per hour. May get up to 20 hours per week overtime when available. Housing is available for $75.00 per week and deducted from pay check weekly. A single workweek will be used to compute wages. Workers will be paid weekly, on Friday. All deductions from the worker's paycheck required by law will be made. The employer will provide workers at no charge all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the job. H-2B workers will be reimbursed in the first workweek for all visa, visa processing, border crossing, and other related fees, including those mandated by the government (excluding passport fees). Transportation (including meals and, to the extent necessary, lodging), to the place of employment will be provided, or its cost to workers reimbursed, if the worker completes half of the employment period. Employer agrees to reimburse inbound transportation and subsistence expenses (subsistence is $12.68 per day minimum, without receipts, to a maximum of $55 per day, with receipts) from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer, whether in the US or abroad, to the place of employment. Return transportation and subsistence will be provided if the worker completes the employment period or is dismissed early by the employer. Interested, qualified applicants may contact the employer by mailing resume to Kathleen Heanssler 83 Conary Cove Rd Deer Isle ME 04627 or apply at 91 Camden St, Ste 201 Rockland ME 04841
Numerous crop types; must be able to differentiate crop maturity and quality. Identification of individual crop types and varieties is essential. Must know or be able to learn correct areas of cutting at harvest. Planting and care of tomatoes, cabbage, corn, potatoes, peas, apples, cane fruits, melons, carrots, strawberries, etc. Care of bedding\nplants in greenhouse. Placement and removal of crop covers and plastic. Hand hoeing and weeding, straw application and runner removal of crop covers and plastic. Working on packing line weighing containers to the pound. Applying pallet wrap, box lids, etc.\nDrip line and irrigation placement. Cleaning of building, shipping crates, and other farm tasks. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under extreme hot or cold conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 50 pounds on a frequent basis. Duties may require working off the ground at heights up to 20 feet using ladders or climbing. Workers must understand and follow food safety rules at all times. Experience required; 30 days in vegetable or apple duties listed.
Work may include but is not limited to: planting, cultivating, harvesting; strawberries, cucumbers, corn, asparagus, rhubarb, pumpkins, and squash, use of hand tools such as shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, ladders etc. Duties may include but are not limited to, tilling soil, applying fertilizer, transplanting, weeding, thinning, pruning, cutting, picking rocks, participating in irrigation activities. Work is usually performed outdoors, sometimes under hot, cold, and/or wet conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry up to 50 lbs on a frequent basis. 1 month experience required in duties listed.
Crops/Commodities: \npotatoes. \nPlant, cultivate, and harvest potatoes. Assist with field preparation and harvesting activities. Weed fields by hand or with a hoe. Grade, sort, and field pack potatoes after harvest. Operate potato washing machine, ride on potato harvester. Cut and prepare potato seed. Separate potatoes and remove stems. Repair, maintain, wash, and sanitize potato storage boxes and other storage contains. Clear fields by picking up missed potatoes. Lay irrigation pipe. \n\nInspect harvested potatoes on conveyor belt and/or roller table. Remove rotten or defective potatoes and remove debris and other foreign material. Keep all work areas clean by sweeping floors and sanitizing machinery and surface areas. \n\nGrade, size, and sort product according to color, shape, size, appearance, feel, and/or quality, in accordance with supervisor's instructions and employer standards. Inspect products for damage/defects and discard inferior products and foreign matter. Place product in bins/trays and other containers according to grade and mark grades on containers. Weigh products and record weight and/or grade. Handle product carefully to prevent damage. Operate equipment safely, with or without direction. Must follow quality control standards and production procedures. Clean/sanitize work station and equipment.\n\nMust have sufficient hand and finger dexterity to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. Must be able to differentiate colors, textures, and other attributes of product to distinguish varieties and identify defects.\n\nInstall/maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. \n\nApply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.\n\nWorkers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination.\n\nMow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences.\n\nMust wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.\n\nOutdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Workers must be able to handle, lift, and carry heavy or bulky objects (product, containers) in accordance with the specified lifting requirements. \nClean driving record required. Must have or be able to obtain driver’s license within 30 days following hire. Workers with appropriate licenses and a valid doctor's certificate may be asked to drive other workers. \nSupervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers.
The crew manager will explain and monitor the correct color and size for quality standards while also monitoring for bruising, which must be less than 5%. Work may be in hot, cold, and wet conditions. This job will include spot harvesting of fruit, apples, tomatoes, corn, and pumpkins. Worker should be able to lift up to 50 lbs while climbing on a ladder 16" tall. They will carefully harvest only the best color and size fruit. 1 month experience required in work listed.\n
The job duties are the common ones involved with nursery stock production and sales for both\nfield and container grown material. These include but are not limited to regular maintenance of\nthe crops, harvesting balled and burlap field grown material, potting up liners for field and\ncontainer production, and pulling and loading material for shipment.
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 limited to, shovels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, and thinning, pruning, applying pesticides, picking, cutting, 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 extreme hot or cold conditions. Work is physically demanding requiring workers to bend, stoop, lift, and carry 50 lbs on a frequent\nbasis. Duties may require working of the ground at heights up to 20ft using ladders or climbing. 1 month experience required in work listed.
OUTDOOR WORK, RAIN OR SHINE. STOOP LABOR. PLANTING, HARVESTING OF TOMATOES, BEANS, CUCUMBERS, LETTUCE, SQUASH. ONE MONTH EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. Employer assurances of 1st week's wage guarantee, 3/4 work contract guarantee, and clear travel reimbursement guarantees for all applicable workers.\n\n
Drive and operate farm equipment to plant, cultivate, spray, harvest and store vegetables including sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, peas, beans, lettuce, broccoli, and cauliflower. Performs other duties to include repair and maintenance of farm equipment. Upon harvest, prepare and transport vegetables.