Agricultural Worker
YONDER FRUIT FARM INC
📍 Valatie, NY · Columbia County
- ✔ Housing provided
- ✔ Daily transportation
How to apply
Contact the employer directly. Mention the job title and the case number. Case number: JO-A-300-26203-116666
- 📞 Phone: +1 (518) 758-7011
- ✉️ Email: chiarosue@yahoo.com
Employer instructions
CONTACT EMPLOYER SUSAN CHIARO AT 518-758-7011 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 10AM & 4 PM OR GO TO THE NEAREST ONE STOP CENTER OR CALL 1-888-708-6712 OPTION 2.
PRIOR TO REFERRAL EACH WORKER SHOULD HAVE SEEN AND READ A COPY OF THE JOB ORDER AND CONFIRM THAT THEY UNDERSTAND ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AS NOTED IN THE ORDER.
THE WORKER SHOULD BE ABLE TO WORK IN ANY OF THE LISTED JOB ACTIVITIES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EMPLOYER. THEY ALSO NEED TO CONFIRM RELIABLE DAILY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM THE JOB SITE.
WORKERS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLY WITH ALL RULES IN THIS JOB ORDER AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL JOB-RELATED EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS. VIOLATION OF ANY RULE IN THIS JOB ORDER AND ANY OTHER LAWFUL JOB-RELATED EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION.
WORKERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING HOUSING IN A NEAT, CLEAN MANNER. WORKERS MAY NOT WILLFULLY ABUSE OR DESTROY ANY MACHINERY, TRUCK OR OTHER VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, OR OTHER PROPERTY BELONGING TO THE EMPLOYER OR TO OTHER EMPLOYEES. VIOLATORS WILL BE SUBJECT TO DISCHARGE IMMEDIATELY
✉️ Application email template in English
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Subject: Application for Agricultural Worker (H-2A) - Case JO-A-300-26203-116666
Job duties
Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.
Manually plant, cultivate, & harvest fruit & vegetables including; apples, peaches, pears, pumpkins, raspberries, strawberries cucumbers, eggplant, squash & tomatoes. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, & knives. Duties include tilling soil & applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops. Construct trellises, repair fences & farm buildings. Set up & operate irrigation equipment. Operate tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow & fertilize soil or to plant, cultivate spray & harvest crops. Pick, pack & sort fruit & vegetables. Pick apples for fresh marketing and/or processing. Productivity must be at least 100 bu boxes per day of fresh market fruit. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising shall not exceed 2% as defined in the US standard for grades. Workers must be physically able to pick tree fruit, most of which is done from ladders, with lower branches being picked from the ground. Picked fruit is placed in a metal-framed canvas covered picking bucket with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled bucket, weighing up to 60 lbs. is emptied into bulk bins with a capacity equal to 20 bushel boxes. Worker required to handle ladders up to 24 long and weighing about 2 lbs per foot. Inform farmers or farm manager of crop progress. Clear and maintain irrigation ditches. Must be physically able to lift up to 75lbs on a consistent basis throughout the day. While working in the field, cell phone usage is limited to emergency use only. Employer may conduct/require random drug or alcohol tests at employers expense after hiring, for the safety of themselves and others as they will be operating machinery. Failure to comply with request or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in termination. Due to safety concerns on a farm, workers must understand basic instructions in English. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order.
The activities outlined in the job description will be conducted solely on the worksite which is owned and operated by the employer
Requirements
| Education | None required |
|---|---|
| Experience | 3 months |
| Other requirements | Lifting up to 75 lb Drug test |
The employer will provide 4 days of training for worker to reach production standards. After completion of training or break-in period, employer will expect worker to: pick a minimum of 100 bu boxes of apples with no more than 2% bruising per day.
The employer will not guarantee to pay the workers a bonus but reserves the right, at the employers sole discretion, to offer a bonus or to pay an hourly wage rate in excess of the highest applicable rate stated above based on individual factors including but not limited to longevity of employment or exceptional job performance.
Benefits and conditions
| Schedule | 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. |
|---|---|
| Paid | Weekly |
| Pay details | $16.35 (H2A) |
| Housing type | Employer-provided (including mobile or range) (Valatie, Ny) |
| Housing | RT 23 East of Hudson to RT 9H, Left onto 9H, North of traffic circle on RT 9, onto to Maple Lane |
| Meals | EMPLOYER PROVIDES FREE AND CONVENIENT COOKING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES SO THAT WORKERS CAN PREPARE THEIR OWN 4 BUSES WITH SEATING CAPACITY OF 18 EACH, 5 VANS WITH 15 SEATING CAPACITY, 6 PICK UP TRUCKS WITH 5 SEATING CAPACITY, 6 PICK UP TRUCKS WITH 3 SEATING CAPACITY, 1 MINIVAN WITH 7 SEAT CAPACITY, 1 MINIVAN WITH 8 SEAT CAPACITY TO ASSURE ONCE A WEEK OR AS OFTEN AS NEEDED WORKERS ACCESS TO STORES WHERE THEY CAN PURCHASE GROCERIES AND/OR OTHER INCIDENTALS. ALL VEHICLES WILL BE PROPERLY INSURED AS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE REGULATIONS. |
| Daily transportation | EMPLOYER WILL PROVIDE TRASPORTATION AT NO COST TO THE WORKERS FROM THE EMPLOYER PROVIDED HOUSING TO THE ACTUAL WORKSITE AND RETURN AT THE END OF THE DAY VIA4 BUSES WITH SEATING CAPACITY OF 18 EACH, 5 VANS WITH 15 SEATING CAPACITY, 6 PICK UP TRUCKS WITH 5 SEATING CAPACITY, 6 PICK UP TRUCKS WITH 3 SEATING CAPACITY, 1 MINIVAN WITH 7 SEAT CAPACITY, 1 MINIVAN WITH 8 SEAT CAPACITY |
| Travel to the job | Employer agrees to reimburse inbound/outbound transportation and subsistence expenses ($16.78 per day to a maximum of $68.00 per day with receipts) to each worker or any person, government agency or private organization which on behalf of the worker has paid or advanced such transportation and subsistence expenses, from the place from which the worker has originated, whether in the US or abroad to the place of employment, after the worker has completed 50% of the stipulated period of employment. |
| Pay deductions | All deductions required by law will be made from the worker’s paycheck. Social Security, Federal and State (if applicable) Disability (if applicable) NYS Paid Family Leave (if applicable). Therefore, the employer may NOT make any other deductions NOT required by law. |
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| Case number | JO-A-300-26203-116666 |
|---|---|
| Official occupation | Agricultural Equipment Operators (45-2091.00) |
| Employer's agent or attorney | VALLEY GROWERS CO-OP |
| Posted | Jul 24, 2026 |