Farmworkers and Laborers,
- Southampton, NJ, United States
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Job details
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Anticipated period of employment: 09/05/2026 to 12/30/2026 No experience required. Workers will perform manual labor to plant, cultivate, and harvest eggplants, watermelons, cucumbers, and tomatoes in accordance with supervisor instructions. Daily tasks include: Field Preparation & Planting: Preparing soil, laying plastic mulch, setting up drip irrigation lines, and transplanting delicate vegetable and melon seedlings into open fields. Crop Care: Walking rows to manually weed using hoes or hands, staking and tying tomato plants, pruning vines, and monitoring crops for pests or disease. Harvesting: Hand-harvesting eggplants, cucumbers, tomatoes, and watermelons based on maturity, size, and color. Workers must handle produce carefully to prevent bruising. See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract contact employer by phone Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET. See AOSOS comment section before making a referral