This job was posted by https://www.vermontjoblink.com : For more information, please see: https://www.vermontjoblink.com/jobs/1107859 All applicants must be willing, able and qualified to perform the work described in the job order and must be available for entire period of employment from February 20, 2024, to December 20, 2024. This work order is for willing, able and qualified people to perform a variety of orchard work including harvesting and packing apples at an apple orchard. Packing line work includes but is not limited to sorting apples according to size, color and grade; lining boxes, cartons or crates with treated paper or cardboard, placing apples in containers for storage and/or shipment; weighing, branding, and stamping grade and date packed on container; packing apples according to quality standards and method of employer; and moving, lifting and carrying boxes up to 50 pounds. Workers must be able to perform general orchard work and harvest apples, pears, peaches, and other fruit as season and conditions allow. Workers will be outside in varied weather conditions with temperatures as low as 0 degrees and as high as 90 degrees. Orchard workers must be able to plant, prune, water and train trees. Workers will perform other field work such as weeding, thinning, hoeing, and other duties related to the planting and maintenance of berries. Workers may need to drive tractor, pick up brush from orchard floor, repair broken bins, as well as perform other farm related duties as the need arises. Workers may drive truck to remove apple bins from the outlying orchards at harvest time. Workers must be able to press and bottle apples into cider and clean cider equipment. Workers must be able to slice apples and clean slicing equipment. Workers must be able to handle and climb a 20-foot ladder repetitively while carrying a picking bucket which is harnessed over the workers shoulders. During harvest, productivity must be at least 60 1-1/8 bushel boxes per 7 hours worked with no more than 5% bruising for fresh market. Employer will provide 1 day of training and allow 2 days of work for the worker to reach production standards. Bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this job order, at the companys sole discretion, based on individual factors including work performance, skill, and tenure. Work requires long periods of standing, bending, carrying and kneeling. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and be available to work Monday through Saturday. Employer will furnish all tools and equipment required at no cost to workers. Workers will be given 30 minutes of unpaid time for lunch. Beginning and ending times will vary depending on the conditions in the orchard, customer orders and other needs. Workers must be able to take direction in simple English.

The employer provided or secured housing is within 100 yards from the main work site (3597 Route 74W, Shoreham, VT 05770) and the workers will walk to that main worksite (3597 Route 74W, Shoreham, VT 05770) daily when they are on the job. This main worksite is the central location/pick up point where workers will be briefed at 7:00 am daily to discuss the work plan for the day. Workers will depart from there, in a 30 passengers seater GMC 3500 Minibus and a 5 passengers seater Subaru Forester that are provided at no cost to the workers, to the other worksite locations which are within a 3 miles radius.

2. Lunch breaks are staggered between 12:00-12:30 as decided by the workers, where they will return to their bunk house to make their meals, then return to the worksite at 12:30.

3. At the end of the workday, workers will return to the employer provided secured housing that is located at (3597 Route 74W, Shoreham, VT 05770)

4. The above daily transportation schedule is being apprised to each worker.

5. Transportation is provided at no cost to the workers in 30 passengers eater GMC 3500 Minibus and a 5 passengers seater Subaru Forester that is employer owned and licensed in the state of Vermont to conduct their personal errands such as going to the Bank, Western Union, MoneyGram, and shopping which is done once a week.

6. This once per week transportation is available to US Domestic workers who are not residing at the employer-provided housing at no cost. 20 CFR655.122(h)(3)