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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

200

Job Duties:

Twining/Stringing Hops: Attaching string (twine) between trellis and the ground. Driving the stringing cart (tractor) while other workers tie twine. Workers may ride on farm implement cart, approximately 18 feet above the ground, hand-tying twine to trellis. Use tool to place metal clip in the ground. Affixing string to ground. Workers will fill water tank with hop twine to make twine damp. Workers will fix any strings that come loose or need repair. Training hops - as the hops grow, wrap any bine that has not grabbed on to the twine. Hop bines are delicate and care must be taken when performing this task. Weed hop fields.Planting hop roots or hop plants in pots in new hop yards. Hop top cotter, hop button cotter. Utilize hoe to remove weeds in Hemp, Hops, and Pumpkins. Training hops to grow clockwise on the twine. Plant hop, hemp, and pumpkins. Move hoses. Check hop and hemp plants for off types (Rogue). Stubbing plants. Irrigate hops, hemp, corn, pumpkins, pastures, and trees. Drain all water lines in the fall. A 4-wheeler will be used to travel between the different job sites. Install monitor, maintain and repair the irrigation system for a specified area of the fields. Hop trelliswork: Build and repair hop trellis. Dig and repair ground. Place new poles or remove broken or damaged poles. Ensure all poles are vertically straight. Stretch cable and wire and attach clamps. Pick up downed hop bines: when strong winds come along and blow mature hop plants off the bine, get the hops back up the trellis. PRUNING-Hemp: 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 but not limited to hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws. Pruning may be done from the ground or from a motorized platform. Thinning-Hemp: The worker will hand thin on a motorized platform, from the ground. The workers must be able to identify and remove hemp that is damaged and/ or contains other quality problem. The worker will use hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws to remove damaged hemp. See Addendum C for additional Job Duties

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This contract is for Hemp, Hops, Pumpkins and Corn X OT/ Holiday is not mandatory X Employer will train SEE ADDENDUM C B.2 Worker must possess 3 months of (tree fruit, nursery, row crop, truck driving etc.) experience. 4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 60lbs. 4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, etc. 4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, etc. 4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc. 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. - 1:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Shinn & Son, Inc

Location:

Toppenish, WA 98948

Worksite

Address:

790 Hop Rd, Toppenish, WA 98948

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23002-675215

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

See A.9. Additional Crop or Agricultural Activities and Wage Offer Information.

Date Posted:

1/18/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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