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NJ Employer Agricultural Equipment Operators in Milton, New York
Anticipated period of employment: 03/15/2025 to 11/21/2025
3 months verifiable experience required.
Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmers fields and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Not all workers are requested to drive; drivers will be required to possess a valid operators license. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a class D license. Operate tractors, tractor drawn machinery, and machinery to plow, harrow & fertilize soil or to plant, cultivate spray & harvest crops. Manually plant, cultivate, & harvest vegetables, fruits, & flowers including but not limited to: tree fruit, berries, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning shears and hooks, shears, and knives. Duties include tilling soil & applying fertilizers; planting, transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops & applying pesticides. Use tractors and trucks to move equipment and supplies. Repair trellises, fences & farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. Set up & operate irrigation equipment. Attach farm implements and make adjustments and repairs on machinery. Repair & maintain farm vehicles, implements & mechanical equipment. Harvest fruits and vegetables by hand. Apply pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers to crops. General field and orchard maintenance. Preparing, packing, set-up, break-down, and loading for retail sales. Inform farmers or farm managers of crop progress. Identify plants, pests, and weeds to determine the selection and application of pesticides and fertilizers to crops. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description
Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract contact employer by phone DURING BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY - FRIDAY 10AM-3PM and referred to NY1520843 as the CO is in connection with this NJ number.
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