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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

62

Job Duties:

This job requires hand harvest apples, cherries, potatoes & wine grapes; tree training; thinning; and pruning by the worker. Specific Job Requirements: APPLES 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. Worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping fruit 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 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. Workers must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. GRAPE Harvest: Workers will hand and/or machine harvest wine grapes. Worker will harvest numerous varieties of grapes according to established company procedures accounting for difference in the treatment of different varieties. When asked by the supervisor worker will operate the grape harvesting machine. The fruit will be placed on either a plastic tub or stainless-steel bin. Care must be exercised at all time to prevent breaking of vineyards and to maximize the quality of the fruit. Some workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications. Thinning: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. The worker must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Furthermore, the worker must be able to use scissor like clippers. This process requires the worker 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 is a process in which the fruit tree and grape vines are manipulated to increase yield and/or quality. The worker must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Training may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or ladder. Some example training tasks are but not limited to: •Tying, taping or clipping apple, cherries or grape vines limbs to wires. •Tying up or down apple, cherry or grape vines. •Training and limb positioning of vineyards, apple and cherry trees. •Shoot thinning, sucker removal, cluster thinning, shoot positioning, hedging, or leaf removal of grape vines, apples, and cherry trees. •Propping and supporting apple trees, cherry trees, and grape vines. •Moving wires in grapes for light exposure. See Addendum C

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

GENERAL CONDITIONS: Field work begins at assigned time shortly after daylight. Work may be performed during light rain and in high humidity and in freezing or , below freezing or high heat temperatures. 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. All work related injuries must be immediately reported to the crew leader, foreman, or supervisor. Workers compensation claims may be presented to any medical provider, through your employer or state agency if applicable. See Addendum C

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Finley Cherries LLC

Location:

Kennewick, WA 99337

Worksite

Address:

5400 S Garfield St, Kennewick, WA 99337

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-22363-664107

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Please see Addendum A: A.9 Additional Crop or Agricultural Activities and Wage Offer Information

Date Posted:

1/11/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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