Farmworkers & Laborers & Agricultural Equipment Operator
Sunrise Orchards Inc
About this opportunity
Workers will be required to press apples into cider and pack apples in a packing house. Workers must be able to complete the tasks required to press and bottle apple cider. Cider-making duties may include: Setting up and operation of cider press, perform all tasks involved in the process of making cider, as well as cleaning up, and storing cider pressing equipment after pressing.
- Dates
- Nov 1, 2026 – Apr 30, 2027
- Duration
- ~6 months
- Experience
- 1 month(s)
- Category
- agriculture
Requirements
- Experience: 1 month(s)
- NONE
- 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. The percentage of apples which are produced and packed by Sunrise Orchards, Inc. is 100% and ZERO percent of apples are grown by other producers.
- haul tools, supplies, or crops
- Workers must have the knowledge and ability to prune, thin, and train apple trees, and be willing to work in varied weather conditions. Other duties will include driving a tractor and picking up brush from the orchard floor. Employer will provide 1 day of training and allow 2 days of work for the worker to satisfactorily perform the tasks in this job order. Work requires long periods of standing, bending, and kneeling.
- Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs and be available to work Monday through Saturday.
- Workers must be willing to work in varied weather conditions.
- Workers are required to work 7 hours shift within the hours of 7:00am to 7:00pm from Monday through Friday, and a 5-hour shift on Saturday within the hours of 7:00am to 7:00pm. This schedule totals 40 hours per week. Hours that may be offered, but are not required, include 5-hour shifts within the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. . This flexibility ensures workers can complete their required weekly hours while responding to daily production needs.
- Workers may offer additional hours beyond the standard schedule, subject to the mutual agreement of the workers and management.
- Workers may choose where to eat their lunch and must return to work after the 30-minute break.
Work authorization
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- Work authorization
- H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker
- International candidates
- Yes
- Employer sponsorship
- Required
- Confirmation
- Confirmed by source
- Official source
- U.S. Department of Labor
Benefits & conditions
- Housing
- Employer-provided (including mobile or range) — NONE
- Transportation
- Available / listed 1. Employer-provided or secured housing is located within approximately 400 yards of the main work site at 1287 North Bingham Street, Cornwall, VT 05753. Workers will walk to and from the worksite each workday. 2. Workers will be provided with at least a 30-minute lunch break which is staggered between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as determined by both the workers and management. Workers may choose where to eat their lunch and must return to work after the 30-minute break.
How to apply
E-mail: chodges@sunriseorchards.com; Tel: +18024623500
- Phone
- +18029890694
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- Case number
- JO-A-300-26244-209244
- Verification
- Last verified: September 20, 2026
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