H-2A

Farmworkers and Laborers

Condições da vaga

Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisors. Duties will include working in pecan orchard and related ground maintenance. Pecan Orchard duties may consist of picking up tree limbs and debris, applying fertilizer, pruning and planting trees, weed removal and mowing with small tractors. During Harvest duties include cleaning the orchard for harvest, harvesting pecans and cleaning pecans. Harvesting equipment includes mechanical harvesters, rakes, sweepers and a field pre-cleaner. Pecans are loaded onto trucks and sent to be dried and cleaned further. Drying and cleaning the pecans involves forklifts, small tractors and trailers. Loading, debris removal, drying, sorting, sizing, inspection and bagging will be performed using conveyor style belts and elevators, electronic sorting machine, sizers, aspirators and inspection tables. Workers will also use shovels, weed eaters, chainsaws, pole saws, tree pruners, backpack blowers, utility vehicles, small tractors, lawnmowers, and forklifts. May drive workers to the store and/or fields.