Job Information
Russo Farms, Inc. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery in Vineland, New Jersey
22 Full-Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 04/01/2024 - 11/20/2024.
Perform manual labor to plant, transplant, cultivate, and harvest green onions and vegetables including leafy greens and herbs. Duties may include tilling soil, weeding, thinning, counting, and checking crops. Prepare outdoor growing areas by setting up irrigation drip tape, laying, repairing, and cleaning plastic; removing debris and weeds by hand and using gardening tools; and spacing plants at designated intervals. Locate, select, prepare, tag, and load product onto wagons, racks, and trucks for shipping. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, shears, knives, cutters, weeders, hand leeks, thinning hooks, and weeding hooks. Workers may be given an employee number to keep up with piece rates. May repair fences and farm buildings or participate in irrigation activities. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Operate farm tractors and equipment. Harvest green onions by hand. Undercut green onions. Pull bunches. Gather onions into bunches of five to seven. Tie bunches together with rubber bands. Once harvested, place the bunches of green onions into various sized cartons in the field weighing up to 40 lbs. Lift plants from the seedbed and trim the roots and tops. Pack in shallow boxes for removal to the field where they will be planted. Work in groups to harvest crops with truck that is moving through the field along with workers while being careful not to damage harvested product. Stack weighed boxes onto pallets. Licensed drivers may drive trucks or other vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm, and may be offered additional hours. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a workers ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. 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.
Requirements:
- 3 months experience in duties listed
- Driver Requirements
- Drug Screen
- Lifting requirement 40 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