Agricultural Equipment Operators

About the role

Champlain Orchards, Inc. is seeking 28 Full Time Seasonal H-2A workers for orchard work harvesting and packing apples. The positions are available from August 17, 2026 to October 31, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Sorting apples according to size, color, and grade before packing
• Lining boxes, cartons, or crates with treated paper or cardboard
• Placing apples in containers for storage or shipment
• Weighing, stamping, branding, and dating packing on containers
• Packing apples according to quality and method required by the employer
• Planting, pruning, watering, and training trees
• Weeding, thinning, hoeing, grafting nursery stock, and other duties related to the planting and maintenance of fruit trees and vegetables
• Operating and repairing/maintaining equipment, picking up brush from the orchard floor, installing and maintaining orchard irrigation and trellis, repairing broken bins, building new bins, and performing other farm-related duties as needed
• Pressing apples and bottling sweet cider into clean cider equipment
• Slicing apples and cleaning slicing equipment
• Handling and climbing a 20-foot ladder repetitively while carrying a picking bucket which is harnessed over the worker's shoulders
• Working 11.5-hour shifts between 7:00am and 7:00pm on Monday, and Wednesday through Sunday

Requirements

• 1 month experience in duties listed
• Lifting requirement: 50lbs.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures
• Extensive pushing or pulling
• Extensive sitting or walking
• Frequent stooping or bending over
• Repetitive movements

Qualifications

• Available for the entire period of employment specified in Section A
• Willing and qualified to perform the work described in the job order

Skills

• Ability to operate and repair/maintain agricultural equipment

Benefits

• Training provided: 1 day of training
• Work provided: 2 days of work to satisfactorily perform duties

Pay

$14.42 +

Schedule

First Shift (Day)

Hours per week

54

Contact Information

Name: Champlain Orchards, Inc.
Email: Not provided
By Phone: Call William Suhr at 802-897-2777

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