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J&L Shafer Farms dba Jack Shafer Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
3 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 08/24/2024 - 10/28/2024.
Crops: Pumpkins, Gourds, Winter Squash and Field Corn Pumpkins: At harvest, workers will be expected to select the pumpkins based on the standard disclosed to the worker by the supervisor. Workers will walk along rows and cut melons according to size, color, shape, and degree of maturity using a knife. Workers will set up wagons for picking with large bins. Workers will lift baskets of small pumpkins and gourds to fill bins. May carry to trailer or windrow for loading at a later time. Also, the workers will be expected to wash, grade, sort, and place in boxes and shipping containers. After harvest is completed, workers will be required to remove mature pumpkin vines from the plastic as well as preparing the plastic for the next planting cycle, if applicable. May also be required to remove old or damaged plastic and irrigation drip tape along with any other trash, rocks, or debris from the planting areas.
Gourds and Winter Squash- Workers will plant cultivate and harvest vegetables. Workers will bend and stoop to pick vegetables according to size, color, shape and degree of maturity and place into field containers. Workers may carry full container weighing approximately forty (40) lbs. and empty into field bin or load onto trailer. May be required to pull and discard culls as directed by supervisor. Pickers will take care not to bruise or scar produce. Pre-harvest activities may include transplanting, hoeing, hand weeding, stringing, and staking installing and removing drip irrigation and plastic, hand seeding, and general ship care up to and after harvest. Workers will stand on feet for long periods of time. Workers are required to work in fields when plants are wet with dew or rain. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from forty (40) to over one hundred (100) degrees.
Corn: Workers will plant cultivate and harvest corn.. This includes removing grass by hand or with a hoe. Load and unload trucks at the bins.
Fencing: Workers may required to repair deer fencing.
Tractor/Trucks Operation During Field Operations: Workers may be required to operate tractors or forklifts, or other farm equipment during field operations as an incidental activity in the production of crops. Before any worker is required to operate any farm equipment, the worker will be instructed in the proper and safe operation of tractor. Workers will be required to operate tractors according to instructions and in a manner, that protects the operator, other workers, trees, crops, and equipment. Workers may perform routine maintenance.
Farm, Field, and Shed Sanitation: All workers will be responsible for picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping floors and other farm, and shed sanitation duties. The farm owner/supervisor or a designated employee will provide specific instructions and close supervision. Requirements:
- 2 months experience in duties listed
- Lifting requirement 45 lbs.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive sitting or walking
- Frequent stooping or bending over
- Repetitive movements
The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov