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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

13

Job Duties:

-Pruning-use hand saw and loppers to cut off branches. (15%) -Planting-use shovel to dig holes large enough to accommodate tree roots, back fill with soil, firm soil around tree. (5%) -Thinning-use hands to remove excess fruit from branches. (15%) -Weeding-use hands to pull weeds in berry rows, lay weeds to side of row. (3%) -Picking berries-use hands to pick ripe blueberries/blackberries from bushes, place berries in 30 pound bucket, carry bucket (about 500 feet) to barn, weigh bucket, pour into 30 pound flats, put flats in cold storage in barn. (15%) -Picking peaches and apples-hand pick ripe fruit, put in 40 pound picking bag, dump bag in bins located in orchard. (25%) -Grading-remove culls and put in 40 pound discard boxes, put good fruit in 40 pound boxes, put boxes on pallets. (10%) -Processing-Chop apples into applesauce. Use cider in cider donuts. Press apples into apple cider. (10%) -Tractor and Forklift operation (2%) Minimum Job Requirements: 2 months farm labor experience 2 months tractor and forklift operation experience Carry 40 lb apple bags while climbing ladders Must be able to pick 12 lbs of blueberries / hour and 400 lbs of apples / hour

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

2

Special Requirements:

driver requirements - forklift and tractor operation extensive standing or walking - walking through the fields during tasks of pruning, thinning, weeding and picking

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

Solebury Orchards

Company Name:

Solebury Orchards LLC

Location:

New Hope, PA 18938

Telephone Number:

+12676294895

Worksite

Address:

3325 Creamery Rd, New Hope, PA 18938

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23005-684000

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

2/7/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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