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SULLIVAN ORCHARDS, PERU, NY needs 6 temporary workers 4/01/2012 to 12/01/2012, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to permanent their residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for % of the workdays during the contract period. 10.56 per hr. Applicants apply NY state department of labor one stop office. Job order NY1 009694. Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest apples. Use hand tools, such as shovels, hoes, saws, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Operate tractors, tractor- drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow and fertilize soil, or to plant, cultivate, mow, spray and harvest crops. Repair and maintain farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment. Harvest fruits by hand. Apply pesticides, herbicides or fertilizers to crops. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers. Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs. Apples injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 4% for fresh as defined in the U.S. Standards for Grades. Productivity must be at least 60 bu. boxes of fresh market fruit per 7 hour day worked. Employer will furnish to workers, without cost, all tools and equipment required in the performance of the duties assigned. Workers required to handle ladders up to 24 long and weighing about two lbs. per foot. Workers should report for work with their own suitable work clothing. Field temperatures may range from below 0 to 90+ degrees (F) with possible wet morning conditions. Three months of verifiable experience in duties listed required.
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