Anticipated period of employment: 08/05/2024 to 01/20/2025

All applicants must have 3 months experience hand harvesting a perishable crop. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers.

Pack and sort apples for the fresh and process markets on an hourly basis. The majority of apples to be packed will be grown by Crist Bros. Orchards, Inc. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid damage such as bruising or cuts. Apples are sorted and packed into many different kinds of packages including bags, totes, returnable plastic containers and boxes. Customer quality standards must be met and may vary by customer. Employee will need to learn and follow changing directions for customer specifications by customer, variety and package. Specifications include color, size and the presence of defects such as a blemish or crack. The type of defect will determine the grade of fruit. This will require close communication with supervisors and continual acceptance of their directions. Some work will be at sorting belts sorting apples, other jobs will be placing apples in packages while doing a final quality check or doing an incoming or finished product fruit quality assessment. Workers will need to stack pallets of 42 lb boxes up to 7 feet high. Packing apples will require the use of many kinds of automated machinery including baggers, tray fillers and sorting belts. Worker must be attentive to human safety and food safety requirements. Worker must be willing to adjust to changing fruit flow or condition and move around the packing house to where the work is located. Must be able to consistently handle 75 lbs throughout the day. Operate forklift, box maker, automated bagging machine or other equipment as instructed. Equipment operation is not a requirement of the job order and will be on an as needed, individual basis based on employees skill set and interest. Cleaning on a daily and weekly basis to maintain a clean workplace and sanitary packing line. This includes the entire facility such as coolers, restrooms and break areas as well as the packing equipment itself Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office.

Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract they may call and/or email the employer to schedule an interview Monday- Friday from 1pm to 4pm and referred to NY1502139 as the JO is in connection with an NJ number.

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