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NY Staffing

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery,

NY Staffing, Wolcott, New York, United States, 14590

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Apple Harvester Job

Anticipated period of employment: 09/01/2025 to 11/01/2025 No experience required. Crops: Apples Primary job duty is to manually harvest apples. Workers must make sure bins are clean and free of debris before placing harvested apples into the bins. Designated workers will manually manipulate empty bins to position them in orchard rows as directed by management. Each worker's picked fruit will be inspected according to instructions given each day by orchard management. Workers will be directed to either strip all fruit from the tree at one picking or to spot pick (selective picking) according to size and color, depending on crop conditions and maturity. All fruit is to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Apples injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 1% (WNY) for fresh and 1% (WNY) for processing. Workers are required to properly follow instructions for picking apples. Failure to follow such instructions may result in progressive discipline, up to and including termination. Workers who fail to perform their duties in a timely and proficient manner will be provided up to three warnings and will be coached/instructed regarding how to work faster and more efficiently. Upon issuance of the third warning, the employee may be terminated.