What are the responsibilities and job description for the Farm Laborer position at Pastore Orchards Inc?
15 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 06/05/2026-09/20/2026.
Perform manual labor to plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack the following crops: strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, sweet corn, tomatoes (round, plum), peppers (bell, jalapeno, long hot, cherry), eggplant, peaches, and sweet potatoes. May operate forklifts, trucks, harvest wagon tractors to support growing and harvesting of crops.
General Duties / Procedures
Lay and/or remove plastic. Clean plastic of debris. Set and/or remove stakes. Manually pull weeds. Tie, prune, sucker, and thin crops as instructed by supervisor. Remove and/or clean plant debris and/or vines from ground or trellises. Workers must select harvestable produce based on supervisor?s instructions for correct size, maturity and quality. Workers will not break skin, damage, drop or bruise produce or leave any appropriate product on the plant during harvest. Workers must clean, grade, sort, label and package produce as per supervisor?s instructions. Workers must package harvested crops into bins, bags, boxes, plastic containers and crates and load boxes onto pallets and transport vehicles as per supervisor?s instructions, at all times following Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) policies. This job requires extensive walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, twisting, and lifting and carrying up to 70 lbs. Work may be in inclement weather including extreme heat, cold and/or rain for extensive periods of time. As a minor activity, some workers may operate farm equipment, including trucks and tractor drawn wagons and other auxiliary equipment, which are used while performing harvest of crops. Workers with licenses may be asked to drive transportation vehicles to and from housing and production areas, which could include moving of support equipment such as toilets and sanitization stations
Workers must have 2 months of verifiable commercial vegetable farm experience with comparable operations, within the previous ten years. Experience should include knowledge of proper techniques of pruning, staking, suckering, and tying tomatoes, eggplant and peppers, as well as harvesting sweet potatoes.
Workers should also have experience with high tunnel blackberry production including: assisting in the covering, removal and venting of plastic covering of high tunnels. Training, tying, tipping/pruning of blackberry vines. Harvesting of blackberries directly into final packaging by field grading, sorting and classifying by size, weight, color, and condition. Culling of bad fruit and clean harvest of all good berries are integral to this work.
Employer retains the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but does not demonstrate the willingness to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium qualify product; or for any other lawful reason.
Requirements
Perform manual labor to plant, cultivate, harvest, grade and pack the following crops: strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, sweet corn, tomatoes (round, plum), peppers (bell, jalapeno, long hot, cherry), eggplant, peaches, and sweet potatoes. May operate forklifts, trucks, harvest wagon tractors to support growing and harvesting of crops.
General Duties / Procedures
Lay and/or remove plastic. Clean plastic of debris. Set and/or remove stakes. Manually pull weeds. Tie, prune, sucker, and thin crops as instructed by supervisor. Remove and/or clean plant debris and/or vines from ground or trellises. Workers must select harvestable produce based on supervisor?s instructions for correct size, maturity and quality. Workers will not break skin, damage, drop or bruise produce or leave any appropriate product on the plant during harvest. Workers must clean, grade, sort, label and package produce as per supervisor?s instructions. Workers must package harvested crops into bins, bags, boxes, plastic containers and crates and load boxes onto pallets and transport vehicles as per supervisor?s instructions, at all times following Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) policies. This job requires extensive walking, standing, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling, twisting, and lifting and carrying up to 70 lbs. Work may be in inclement weather including extreme heat, cold and/or rain for extensive periods of time. As a minor activity, some workers may operate farm equipment, including trucks and tractor drawn wagons and other auxiliary equipment, which are used while performing harvest of crops. Workers with licenses may be asked to drive transportation vehicles to and from housing and production areas, which could include moving of support equipment such as toilets and sanitization stations
Workers must have 2 months of verifiable commercial vegetable farm experience with comparable operations, within the previous ten years. Experience should include knowledge of proper techniques of pruning, staking, suckering, and tying tomatoes, eggplant and peppers, as well as harvesting sweet potatoes.
Workers should also have experience with high tunnel blackberry production including: assisting in the covering, removal and venting of plastic covering of high tunnels. Training, tying, tipping/pruning of blackberry vines. Harvesting of blackberries directly into final packaging by field grading, sorting and classifying by size, weight, color, and condition. Culling of bad fruit and clean harvest of all good berries are integral to this work.
Employer retains the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but does not demonstrate the willingness to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium qualify product; or for any other lawful reason.
Requirements
- 2 months experience in duties listed
- Lifting requirement 70 lbs.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive pushing or pulling
- Extensive sitting or walking
- Frequent stooping or bending over
- Repetitive movements