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Confidential Employer Farmworker in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
"This is a Temporary Position. Dates of employment are From 07/1/2024 To 11/30/2024. To apply: click on "I want to apply". * Resumes and/or applications can also be faxed to Luis Gomez Ruiz , H-2A Coordinator or James Marchionne at (717) 334-3869. Be sure to reference the job posting number *(20146405) on your resume/application. All resumes/applications are reviewed and only those that match the job specifications are forwarded to the employer for consideration.* *ATTEND TO LIVE COWS: SUMMER BREEDING OF COWS, FEEDING; WATERING; LOADING; MILKING OF COWS; MAINTAINING RECORDS ON COWS, AS INSTRUCTED; MAINTAINING HOUSING AREAS, WHICH INCLUDE CLEANING STALLS, PENS, AND EQUIPMENT. THE COW MILK IS DROPPED INTO A MECHANISM THAT TRANSFERS THE COW MILK TO THE MILK PROCESSING UNIT OF THE FARM FOR TESTING, PREPARATION, AND PACKAGING FOR SALE. HARVEST OF CORN, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, AND ALFALFA.: ALFALFA: USING A CUTTING SCHEDULE, WORKER WILL MOVE DOWN ASSIGNED ROWS (ROW BY ROW) THROUGH GROWTH FIELDS TO ASSESS READINESS, AS INSTRUCTED. THEN, WORKER WILL CUT THE READY-TO-HARVEST ALFALFA WITH AN AGRICULTURE TRANSFER ASSOCIATE THEN RETURN THE ALFALFA CUTTINGS TO THE MAIN AGRICULTURE UNIT ON THE FARM FOR PROCESSING. SOYBEANS: WORKER WILL MOVE DOWN ASSIGNED ROWS (ROW BY ROW) THROUGH GROWING FIELDS AND HAND-PICK THE SOYBEAN PODS FROM THE PLANT AND AFTER THAT CREATE PILES ON THE GROUND. AN AGRICULTURE TRANSFER ASSOCIATE THEN RETURNS THE SOYBEAN PICKS TO THE MAIN AGRICULTURE UNIT ON THE FARM FOR PROCESSING. CORN: WORKER WILL MOVE DOWN ASSIGNED ROWS (ROW BY ROW) IN PORTIONS OF THE GROWING FIELD WHERE HARVESTING INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT IS NOT ABLE TO BE USED. WORKER HOLDS THE CORN STALK IN A NON-DOMINANT HAND TO STEADY THE SAME WHILE HARVESTING AND THEN USES THE DOMINANT HAND TO GRAB A CORN EAR, TWIST IT TO THE SIDE, AND PULL THE EAR DOWN WITH A STRONG YANK. THE CORN IS THEN PLACED IN A PILE. AN AGRICULTURE TRANSFER ASSOCIATE THEN RETURNS THE YANKED CORN TO THE MAIN AGRICULTURE UNIT ON THE FARM FOR PROCESSING. WHEAT: WORKER WILL MOVE DOWN ASSIGNED ROWS. WORKER CUTS THE WHEAT BY USING A SICKLE. WORKER GRABS A FISTFUL OF WHEAT AND VERY CAREFULLY, CUTTING AWAY FROM WORKER OR TO THE SIDE OF WORKER, CUTS THE WHEAT AT THE GROUND. ONCE WORKER SECURES A THICK HANDFUL OF WHEAT ALL IN THE SAME DIRECTION, WORKER DROPS THE WHEAT TO THE GROUND FORMING PILES. AN AGRICULTURE TRANSFER ASSOCIATE THEN RETURNS THE CUT WHEAT TO THE MAIN AGRICULTURE UNIT ON THE FARM FOR PROCESSING.