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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

208

Job Duties:

This contract is for Apple and Cherry Harvest, Pruning, Thinning and Training THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. Must possess ability to pick up, and maneuver a 10-12 foot orchard ladder weighing 40+ pounds. This process requires the employee to remove, in some cases but 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 other quality problems, as directed by supervisors. PRUNING: Pruning numerous varieties of apple trees according to established company procedures based on the difference in the treatment of different varieties. Work will be performed on trees for long periods of time using a variety of pruning equipment including: hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws, and 10-12-foot ladders. Pruning and thinning may be done from the ground or on a ladder up to 12 feet in height or from a motorized platform. Workers may be required to selectively prune only trees or vines of a certain size and color as instructed by the crew boss. Workers are expected to possess or acquire pruning skills in order to identify and remove: stubs or broken branches; downward-growing branches, branches which rub against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots/suckers; with hand pruning saws and clippers, and/or mechanized equipment. TRAINING: Training of apples to limb/vine tying, trellis tying or clipping limbs/vine to wire Training and limb/vine positioning of apple trees. Hand thinning of apple trees to ensure proper crop load Propping and tying of apple tree limbs/branches and trellis.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

B.4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 60 lbs. B.4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. B.4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, crop containers, etc. B.4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extended periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, etc. B.4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc. B.4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting, pruning, shoveling, weeding, etc.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

AgriLabor, Inc.

Location:

Hermiston, OR 97838

Worksite

Address:

1111 Fishhook Park Road, Prescott, WA 99348

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-20148-606203

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

6/16/2020

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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