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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

57

Job Duties:

APPLE Harvest: Worker will hand harvest apples. Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and picks low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher branches while standing on a ladder. Only specified fruit is to be picked as instructed, and desirable fruit should not be left on the tree, dropped, or removed from the ground. Workers must use care when picking, grading, and packing not to damage or bruise fruit; also, care must be taken not to break limbs or strip all peaches and leaves off of trees. Workers must harvest fruit of desired ripeness and use care when harvesting not to damage or bruise produce. Worker will carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 60 lbs. and will place fruit into bins, which hold approximately 22 bushels of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Some workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications as directed by supervisor. Workers must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. CHERRY Harvest: Worker will hand harvest cherries. Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit while standing or on a ladder. Worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping stem with the hands and removing from the tree in a motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on the tree branches. Worker will carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 20 lbs. and will place fruit into bins which hold approximately 320 pounds of fruit. Workers must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. Must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. This process requires the employee to remove, in some cases not limited to the smallest fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Workers will be expected to be able to identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged and/or with other quality problems as directed by supervisors. Thinning may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. TRAINING: Training of apple and cherry trees to limb tying, trellis tying or clipping limbs to wire. Training and limb positioning of apples and cherry trees. Hand thinning of apple and cherry trees to ensure proper crop load as directed by supervisor. Shoot thinning, sucker removal, cluster thinning, shoot positioning, hedging, leaf removal for apple and cherry trees. Propping and tying of cherries and apples trees. Training may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

The worker may be required to work in the orchard when trees are wet with dew/rain and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions. Worker may be required to lift or load up to 60 lbs. continually. The Worker may never ride on agricultural equipment not designed for work related riding purposes or any other non-passenger intended equipment unless instructed and authorized by the employer or supervisor to do so. The worker must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Limon & Sons Orchard, Inc.

Location:

East Wenatchee, WA 98802

Worksite

Address:

5139 Rd U.5 NW. [Limon & Sons Orchard Inc.], QUINCY, WA 98848

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25342-466604

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

$16.66 per hour for both H-2A and corresponding domestic workers in WA

Date Posted:

12/22/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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