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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

60

Job Duties:

H-2A and corresponding domestic workers must be available to perform each of the following job activities in connection with the harvesting and farming operations: Field Worker: Picking Pears, Apples and Cherries with Tripod Ladder, Pruning Cherries, cutting blight, Tractor Driver, General Orchard Labor; CalVan Driver, General Labor to perform the following duties: Under the direction of the field supervisor, the worker using arms picks up a ladder used for pear/cherry harvesting and stands it close to the apple/ pear/cherry tree. Worker carries a sack around the neck and upper body to place the harvested product. Worker then climbs up the ladder, grabs the pear/cherry with hands, tilts it upwards, pulls it off the tree and places it in the sack. Once the sack is full, worker descends the ladder, walks for approximately 5-30 feet and empties the sack into a bin. Cycle repeats until the end of the shift. Sack weighs between 50 and 80 lbs. The duties include hand harvesting without pulling too hard as to damage the trees, climbing up and down a ladder, carrying the fruit to a central location, moving and setting the ladder and any other duties that are assigned. CalVan Driver Specifications: 1. Employee may drive Cal Van over the road. 2. Employee picks up workers from different housing sites/pick up points and takes them to an assigned work site and at the end of the work day takes them back to the housing site/pick up point. 3. In order to drive a Cal Van, Employees must possess valid drivers license (state issued) and must be able to pass Class B Physical exam and register as an FLCE driver. The employer will be responsible for the cost of the California Drivers License, Class B Physical Exam, and registration as an FLCE driver (if any). All employees in this position (H-2A as well as corresponding domestic workers), will be given the opportunity to obtain a drivers license (DL) and register as an FLCE driver on a voluntary basis. The DL and FLCE Certificate are not a pre-hire job requirement. No job applicant will be denied an employment opportunity due to a lack of a DL or FLCE Certificate at the time of application and/or hiring. Further, no worker (H-2A or corresponding domestic worker) will be terminated for failure to obtain a DL or FLCE Certificate. CalVan drivers may be H-2A or corresponding domestic workers. The employer assures that employees who drive the CalVans are compensated for their time driving. CalVan drivers perform MSPA and related paperwork (i.e., logging) as required by law which they are compensated for. The CalVan driving job duty is not a different job and the drivers perform harvesting job duties when not driving. Drivers pick up workers from the housing sites/pick up points and drop them off at the worksite. At the end of the workday, the CalVan driver takes the workers back to the housing sites/pick up points. Drivers are also responsible, during the workday, for filling the vehicle with gasoline and keeping it clean. The employer assures that drivers are paid the AEWR for actual driving time and to the extent applicable, processing CalVans paperwork, trips to the gas station, and cleaning the vehicle.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

1-month experience picking pears, apples and cherries. Written verification of experience is required. Workers must stand, sit, crouch, bend, reach, lift and carry items weighing up to 50-80 pounds in the course of performing required activities. Workers must be able to listen, understand, and follow instructions of company supervisors and managers.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Fresh Harvest, Inc.

Location:

Heber, CA 92249

Worksite

Address:

Rose Ranch: 10405 State Highway 160, Hood, CA 95639

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-20080-422438

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

A discretionary production bonus may apply.

Date Posted:

4/14/2020

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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