Job Description

Full Time: Yes

Number of Workers Requested: 3

Job Duties: Orchard work: apples, peaches, pears, blueberries, table grapes pruning (using hand pruners, loppers, and chain saw to cut branches), thinning fruit (using hands to remove excess fruit), harvesting fruit (harvested by hand into buckets and deposited into larger containers - apples and pears use a 50lb bucket to harvest, peaches use a 25lb crate to harvest, blueberries use a 10lb bucket to harvest, table grapes use a 15lb crate to harvest), planting trees. A minimum productivity standard applies; 80 bushel boxes of fresh market apples per day. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising, not to exceed 2%. Workers may be instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color & other USDA standards. Workers must be physically able to pick tree fruit. (45%). Greenhouse: annual and perennial plants planting (Planting small plants into pots), plant cleaning (using hands or scissors to pinch plants), plant spacing (separating potted plants and moving two 15lb trays), general cleanup (sweeping, organizing pots and trays) (10%). Farm work: grading fruit (using hands to select fruit for appropriate container), aiding in cider production (selecting fruit to be processed, bottling cider, cleaning machinery); peeling/slicing fruit (suing a peeler to process fruit); farmyard and building maintenance (weed trimming using a powered machine, sweeping barns, cleaning grading and cider equipment, cleaning tractors and other small equipment); seeding and harvesting pumpkins (picking pumpkins weighing 1lb to 100lbs either into crates or loading trucks (45%). Machinery operation involved. Driver license required to transport between work sites. Workers will be compensated at the correct rate of pay for all hours worked, including when they are performing the employer’s obligation of driving. Heavy lifting involved. Due to health and safety concerns on a farm, worker must understand basic instructions in English. Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of 3 months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but it unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. Employer reserves the right to give discretionary bonuses to those employees who have more experience.

Job Classification: 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Experience Required: Yes

Months of Experience Required: 3

Special Requirements: Lifting requirement of 100 lbs. (with assistance); Driver's License required; 3 months verifiable experience required.

Number of Hours Per Week: 55

Work Schedule (Start/End time): 7:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

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