AGRICULTURAL WORKER

Anticipated period of employment: 11/15/2026 to 04/30/2027 Three months verifiable experience in commercial conventional fruit or vegetable farming is required. Duties include planting and transplanting rooted liners, plugs, and cuttings according to established production schedules; preparing trays, containers, growing media, and greenhouse work areas for planting; spacing, labeling, organizing, and moving plant material throughout the greenhouse as required during the growing cycle; watering, pruning, trimming, and maintaining plants; and monitoring plant material for growth, quality, pests, disease, and other production concerns. Workers will rotate and move rooted liners, plugs, and cuttings to appropriate growing areas as plants develop. Workers will maintain accurate identification of plant varieties, quantities, trays, and growing locations. As rooted liners, plugs, and cuttings reach the appropriate stage of development, workers will select, pull, stage, and prepare plant material for customer orders according to production schedules and order sheets. Workers will inspect plant material for proper variety, quantity, size, development, and quality; organize completed orders; prepare plants and trays for shipment; and load plant material for transportation from the farm. Workers may assist with inventory counts and production records related to rooted liners, plugs, and cuttings. Workers will clean and maintain greenhouse production areas, trays, containers, carts, hand tools, hoses, and equipment used in the production and handling of the plant material. See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description 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 8am to 5pm. Referred to NY1711668 as the CO is in connection with this job order. See AOSOS comment section before making any referrals.