Agricultural Equipment Operator Job at NJ Employer, Lyon Mountain, NY

  • NJ Employer
  • Lyon Mountain, NY

Job Description

Anticipated period of employment: 10/16/2026 to 06/15/2027 All applicants must be able, willing, and qualified to perform the work described in this job description and must be available for the entire period of employment specified in box A.3 & A.4. This work order is for qualified people with 1 month prior experience performing agricultural work and working in a commercial scale maple sugaring operation. Workers must be willing to work in cold weather as low as 10 degrees F and work on snow covered ground up to 3 feet. Workers will use precision tree-sap tapping equipment, operate agricultural equipment to include tractor with loader and rear mounted attachments, UTV, and/or pick-up truck; and chainsaw. Workers may operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer's fields); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank, or laundry facilities on an as-needed basis. Those that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid driver's license, no worker will be rejected for not having a driver's license. Workers will be compensated at the correct rate of pay for all hours worked, including when they are performing the employers obligation of driving. This position involves precision coring of "tap-holes" in trees; precision insertion and setting of spouts; crimping, cutting, and connecting food-grade flexible tubing; and installation and repairing of various diameter food-grade flexible pipe/tubing up to 3". Workers will clear brush install, replace and maintain & remove tubing systems, tap maple trees, evaluate health of sugar maples for potential sap production, monitor sap flow level in tubing, set and monitor filter press, pull taps at the end of the season and clean equipment on a regular basis. Work requires long periods of standing, bending and kneeling. Additional duties include harvesting of wild ramps, Balsam fir branches, and other non-timber forest products (such as nuts, seeds, berries, mushrooms, etc.), using small hands tools and bare hands to harvest these products into small containers. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and be available to work Monday through Saturday. Workers may be eligible for discretionary bonus pay based on experience and performance. Employer will furnish to workers without cost all tools and equipment required to perform duties assigned 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 or email Monday through Friday during the hours of 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET. Referred to NY1697565 as the CO is in connection with this NJ number. See AOSOS comment section before making a referral

Job Tags

Contract work, Work at office, Local area, Monday to Friday, Flexible hours

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