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NJ Employer Farmworkers in Vineland, New Jersey

Anticipated period of employment: 04/09/2025 to 11/20/2025

Three months of farmwork experience is required. Walk, bend, reach, and twist repetitively. Lift, carry and load up to 40 lbs. Work outside in extremely hot, cold and/or wet weather for extensive periods of time. Must be 18 years or older.

Crops/Commodities: Farm Work: Green Onions (75%), Leafy Greens and Herbs (25%). 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. Drive trucks or other vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers on or off the farm. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. *See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description. *

Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Workers should be fully appraised by their local One-Stop of all terms, conditions, and nature of employment prior to referral. Once the applicant has a copy of the job order interested workers can contact Employer conducts interviews by phone at time of inquiry or within a reasonable time thereafter. Interviews conducted at no cost to applicants, whether via phone or in-person. Contact Employer Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET If unavailable, contact employer 's agent during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET. Employer Agent: AgWorks H2, LLC

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