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Farmworkers/laborers
wafla
Selah, WA
$17.97 per hour
Recruitment Information
- Telephone Number to Apply:
- +15096977100
- Email address to Apply:
- mariahr@matsonfruit.com
Job Description
- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 64
- Job Duties:
- CHERRY HARVEST: The worker will hand harvest cherries. The worker will pick 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. Furthermore, fruit must be placed into buckets or totes with care as to not bruise, or damage the fruit. Picking will be performed by color, or color and size as well as by defects which would render the fruit unmarketable. Such defects include but are not limited to bird pecks, limb rubs, splits, and sunburn. The harvest supervisor will show all workers the correct way to pick cherries to reach the quality objectives. The worker will attach harness, bucket or tote and pick low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher fruit while standing on a ladder. The worker will carry a harness, bucket or tote of up to 30 lbs. Fruit then depending on circumstance may either be transferred to a larger tote or bin or left in the buckets or totes. Workers must possess ability to pick up, handle a 6 ft., 8ft., or 10 ft., orchard ladder weighing up to 40 pounds.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.
Job Requirements
- Experience Required:
- Yes
- Months of Experience Required:
- 3
- Special Requirements:
- B.2) Worker must possess 3 months of tree fruit experience. See Addendum C: B.6 - Job Qualifications and Requirements 1.1
- Number of Hours Per Week:
- 35
- Work Schedule (Start/End time):
- 7:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.
Employer Information
- Company Name:
- wafla
- Location:
- Lacey, WA 98516
- Telephone Number:
- +13607014243
Worksite
- Address:
- 201 N. Railroad Ave., Selah, WA 98942
Job Order Details
- ETA Case Number:
- H-300-23083-877819
- Multiple Worksites:
- No
- Additional Wage Information:
- Basis of Pay: For certain crops and certain activities contained in this application, it is the prevailing practice to compensate workers on a piece rate basis.
- Date Posted:
- 4/6/2023