Student Veterans of America Jobs

2 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 05/17/2024 - 09/30/2024.

Crops/Commodities: cut flowers, fruit, hay straw, vegetables. Plant, cultivate and harvest fruits and vegetables. Use hand tools including, but not limited to: shovels, hoes and knives. Plant roots, seeds and bulbs. Spread plastic or other ground covering. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand. Stake tie plants, trellis prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Tie vegetables in bunches. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants.

Plants, waters, harvests, and packs cut flowers. Work includes preparing the fields and greenhouse for planting and harvesting. Workers will be required to assist in the manual planting and harvesting process. Workers may be required to lay fabric and irrigation. Post-harvest workers will be required to clear the fields, barn, greenhouse, and other farm premises of trash residue from the cut flowers. Workers will also be required to pull up and put away the drip line once harvest is complete.

Install maintain irrigation systems and water lines. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.

Requirements:

• 3 month experience in duties listed
• Drug Screen
• Lifting requirement 60 lbs.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures
• Extensive Pushing or Pulling
• 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