Job Description

This is a Temporary Position. Dates of employment are 05/30/2025 - 03/31/2026. To apply: click on "I want to apply" and Applicants should thoroughly familiarize themselves with the job specifications and the terms and conditions of employment in this Clearance Order before contacting the employer or seeking a referral.

• Only workers meeting all the qualifications for employment, who are able, willing, and qualified to perform the work, with or without reasonable accommodations, who are eligible for employment in the United States, and who will be available at the time and place needed, should contact or be referred to the employer.
• Applicants who contact the employer by telephone or in person will complete an applicant screening process.
• The employment contract is made available to the applicant in person, by fax, or email once the screening process is completed and an offer of employment has been made.
• Walk-in applicants should bring with them documentation of identity and employment eligibility, so that if an offer of employment is made the required preemployment paperwork can be completed. Walk-in applications will be accepted at: Apples Fruit Farm LLC 104 Church Street Richfield, PA 17086 717-694-3911 applesfruitfarmllc@yahoo.com.com
• Collect telephone calls will not be accepted directly from job applicants and persons inquiring about employment.
• Applicants and referrals, not applying in person, will be sent an employment application and the employment disclosures required by law. Applicants and referrals will not be considered to have applied until a properly completed and signed application is provided to the Company indicating that the worker has received a copy in writing of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker employment disclosures (or Contract containing disclosures) as required by law.
• The Company will interview non-local applicants by telephone and make hiring commitments to qualified, eligible applicants. Telephone or in-person interviews will be at no cost to workers.
• Documentation of identity and employment authorization (original documents only) sufficient to complete an I-9 Form, as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act, must be in the possession of the worker at the time the worker reports for work and will be examined by the Company as a condition for completing the hiring process. Walk-in applicants whose pre-employment paperwork was completed at the time of hire must have a valid identity document when they report to work. No worker will be considered to have completed the hiring process, nor be permitted to start work, and/or occupy Company-provided housing, without completing an I-9 Form and presenting required documentation of identity and employment eligibility within the legally required time frames.
• **Resumes and/or applications can also be faxed to Jennifer Whitesel at 717-248-8610. Be sure to reference the job posting number on your resume/application.

Basic Job Requirements (required):**

• Prune fruit trees using bypass pruners by standing on the ground and off of step ladders
• If helping inside the packing house, employee will sort and box apples to be sold
• May stand at bagging machine to bag apples or put bags of packed apples into boxes and stack on pallets
• Harvesting peaches and pears as well

Physical Job Functions (required):

• Lift 50 pounds
• Exposure to extreme temperature and sun
• Extensive pushing or pulling
• Extensive sitting or walking
• Frequent stooping or bending over
• Repetitive movements

Job Duties (required):

• June - Adjusting crop load of peaches and apples by hand, from the ground and on ladders.
• July and August - Harvesting peaches, plums, and nectarines by hand. Sorting and packaging peaches by hand in the packing house. Also, finishing adjusting crop load of apples.
• September and October - Harvesting apples and pears by hand from the ground and on ladders. Sorting and packaging produce by hand inside the packing house.
• November - Finishing harvest of apples. Continue to sort and package apples in the packing house.

Other information:

• All referrals from State Workforce Agencies must be sent to the employer in writing by email and must include referral contact name, phone number, and email address if an email address is available. Contact hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Although the job holding office is not required to verify employment authorization documentation, Employer requests that the Employment Service staff apprise applicants that they will be required to provide documentary proof of work authorization to the Employer.

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