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New York State Job Bank Agricultural Equipment Operators in Goshen, New York

27 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 3/15/2025- 11/30/2025.

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 farmer's 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.

Manually seed, plant, transplant, cultivate, & harvest herbs & vegetables including but not limited to: lettuce, carrots, onions, corn, leeks, squash, cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, parsley, beets, radishes, cilantro, dill, kale, collard greens, including foraging for wild produce. Use hand tools, such as trowels. shovels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, knives & post drivers.
Duties include field preparations by tilling soil, applying fertilizers, mulching, plastic application & removal, transplanting, weeding, thinning, and pruning of crops on the field and/or in the greenhouse.

Operation of tractors, tractor-drawn equipment & self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow & fertilize or to plant, cultivate, spray or harvest crops. Repair & maintain, including cleaning & sanitizing, of farm vehicles, farm equipment, and mechanical equipment used in harvesting, sorting, packing, washing, & storage of produce.

Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings and maintenance of field drainage and irrigation systems. Set up & operate irrigation equipment and participate in irrigation activities. Harvest vegetables by hand and machine. Clean, grade, wash, & pack produce grown on the farm. Inform owners and farm managers of crop progress. Work requires standing, sitting, kneeling and lifting up to 75 lbs. on a consistent basis throughout the day.

Minimum Productivity Requirements 6 boxes per hours for carrots, beets, radishes & cilantro; when paid hourly wage rate. While working in the field cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. 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 months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order.

Requirements:

  • Must have a minimum of three months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described.
  • Lifting requirement of 75 lbs.
  • Exposure to extreme temperatures.
  • Extensive pushing/pulling, extensive walking, and frequent stooping.
  • Repetitive movements.
  • Driver requirements

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov. For qualified applicants requiring a Spanish translation of this job order, please email DOCE@labor.ny.gov or call 1-877-466-9757. Please include the applicant name and job order number in your request.

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