Agricultural Crops, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Apple, Class D License, English Language, Gardening, Grocery Stores, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Loading/Unloading, People Management, Safety/Work Safety, Truck Driver
LOCATION
BENNINGTON, VT
POSTED
1 day ago
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OPERATE TRUCKS, TRACTORS, 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.\
WORKERS ARE SCREENED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:\
1.) CONFIRM ABILITY, AVAILABILITY, QUALIFICATIONS AND WILLINGNESS TO
PERFORM WORK DESCRIBED AND CONFIRM INTUITION TO WORK THE ENTIRE SEASON\
2) LOCAL WORKERS CONFIRM AVAILABILITY OF RELIABLE DAILY TRANSPORTATION
TO AND FROM THE JOB SITE FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON. NON-LOCAL WORKERS
CONFIRM AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION TO JOB SITE TO BEGIN WORK\
3) CONFIRMATION OF FULL DISCLOSURE OF ALL TERMS, CONDITION, AND NATURE
OF WORK-JOB BY LOCAL EMPLOYMENT STAFF\
4) AFFIRMATIVE CONFIRMATION OF LEGAL QUALIFICATIONS TO WORK IN THE US AS
DESCRIBED BELOW.\
THE EMPLOYER MAY TERMINATE THE WORKER (FOREIGN AND/OR DOMESTIC) WITH
NOTIFICATION TO THE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE IF THE EMPLOYER DISCOVERS A
CRIMINAL CONVICTION RECORD OR STATUS AS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER THAT
THE\
EMPLOYER REASONABLY BELIEVES, CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT LAW, WILL IMPAIR
THE SAFETY AND LIVING CONDITIONS OF OTHER WORKERS.\
ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE ABLE, WILLING AND QUALIFIED TO PERFORM THE WORK
DESCRIBED IN THE JOB ORDER AND MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD
OF EMPLOYMENT SPECIFIED IN THE CONTRACT. JOB DUTIES INCLUDE PRUNING,\
THINNING, GENERAL ORCHARD WORK AND HARVESTING PRODUCE IN AN APPLE
ORCHARD AS WELL AS FIELD WORK OF WEEDING, THINNING, HOEING AND OTHER
DUTIES RELATED TO THE PLANTING, MAINTAINING AND HARVESTING OF
STRAWBERRIES AND\
BLUEBERRIES. IN ADDITION, WORKERS MAY BE ASKED TO DRIVE TRACTORS, PICK
UP BRUSH FROM ORCHARD FLOOR, PICK ROCKS TO PREPARE SOIL FOR PLANTING,
REPAIR BROKEN BINS, PLANT AND WATER TREES AND PERFORM OTHER FARM
RELATED\
DUTIES AS THE NEED ARISES. WORKERS MAY ALSO WORK IN A PACKING HOUSE,
LOAD AND UNLOAD TRUCKS, PACK APPLES INTO TOTES AND DRIVE TRUCKS TO
REMOVE APPLE BINS FROM THE OUTLYING ORCHARD AT HARVEST TIME. WORKERS
WILL\
HARVEST APPLES FROM APPROXIMATELY AUGUST 15TH TO OCTOBER 31ST.
PRODUCTIVITY DURING APPLE HARVEST MUST BE AT LEAST 60 1-1/8 BU BOXES PER
7 HOURS WORKED WITH NO MORE THAN 5% BRUISING FOR FRESH MARKET. THE
EMPLOYER\
WILL PROVIDE 1 DAY OF TRAINING AND ALLOW 2 DAYS OF WORK FOR THE WORKER
TO SATISFACTORILY PERFORM THE DUTIES DESCRIBED IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
WORKERS MAY\
SUPERVISE CREWS OF UP TO 10 WORKERS DURING APPLE HARVEST. BONUSES MAY BE
OFFERED TO ANY SEASONAL WORKER EMPLOYED PURSUANT TO THIS JOB ORDER, AT
THE COMPANIES SOLE DISCRETION, BASED ON INDIVIDUAL FACTORS\
INCLUDING WORK PERFORMANCE, SKILL AND TENURE. WORKERS SHOULD REPORT TO
WORK WITH THEIR OWN SUITABLE WORK CLOTHING.
Workers must be willing to work in varied weather conditions,\
including temperatures as low as 25 degrees with snow up to one foot
deep and as high as 90 degrees with damp mornings. Workers must be able
to handle and climb 20 foot ladders and know how to use a chain saw.
Work requires long period of standing, bending and kneeling, as well as
climbing ladders for long periods of time. Workers must be able to lift
and carry up to 50 lbs on a continuous basis and be available to work
Monday through Saturday. Employer will furnish workers all tools and
equipment required to perform the duties assigned. Worker will be given
30 minutes for unch. Beginning and ending times will vary depending on
the conditions in the orchard. Due to health & safety concerns on our
farm workers must understand basic instruction in English. Workers
referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three month of
verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in his order.