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Solebury Orchards, llc First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishi in New Hope, Pennsylvania

2 Full-Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 3/26/2025 - 1/9/2026.

Agricultural crops/commodities include apples, peaches, blueberries, blackberries, pears, plums, nectarines, cherries, apricots, tomatoes, flowers.

Supervise, train, and assist employees in the following tasks: -Pruning-use hand saw and loppers to cut off branches. -Planting-use shovel to dig holes large enough to accommodate tree roots, back fill with soil, firm soil around tree. -Thinning-use hands to remove excess fruit from branches. -Weeding-use hands to pull weeds in berry rows, lay weeds to side of row. -Picking berries-use hands to pick ripe blueberries/blackberries from bushes, place berries in 30 pound bucket, carry bucket (about 500 feet) to barn, weigh bucket, pour into 30 pound flats, put flats in cold storage in barn. -Picking peaches and apples-hand pick ripe fruit, put in 40 pound picking bag, dump bag in bins located in orchard. -Grading-remove culls and put in 40 pound discard boxes, put good fruit in 40 pound boxes, put boxes on pallets. -Processing-press apples into apple cider. -Tractor and Forklift operation

More broadly, the duties the farm supervisor will perform are as follows: - Assign work tasks, issue equipment, and communicate to coordinate overall work - Monitor crop progress and report status to farmer or farm manager - Provide training to workers on crop/farming techniques - Maintain irrigation equipment - Record information about crops, such as pesticide use, yields, or costs - Maintain inventory/order materials as required by farmer or farm manager - Plan/schedule work crews, equipment, or transportation for worksite(s) - Drivers license required

Requirements:

  • 10 months experience in duties listed
  • Driver Requirements
  • Lifting requirement 60 lbs.
  • Exposure to extreme temperatures
  • Extensive sitting or walking
  • Frequent stooping or bending over
  • Repetitive movements

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov

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