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Apple Picker

Peters Orchards Inc

Waverly, MO

$17.54 per hour

INACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+16604932291
Extension
3
Email address to Apply:
petersorchards@gmail.com
Web address to Apply:
www.petersmkt.com/contact

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
65
Job Duties:
Apple Pickers will be picking fruit from our orchard at least 5.5 days a week. Pickers will be asked to display a high degree of physical fitness and health. Picking will require being able to lift at least 50 pounds, walk long distance and bend or squat often to pick or empty picking bags. Apples will be picked using a picking bag that will be emptied into wood and plastic bins. Workers will be asked to use and move ladders to reach the tops of trees while picking. Once the bins are full, a picking quality inspector will mark the bins with a tag denoting who picked, what was picked, when it was pick and where was it picked. Peters Orchards, Inc. guarantees that all workers will make $17.54 an hour. Workers that do not meet the minimum wage with piece rate will be paid an extra amount to meet the minimum per hour wage.
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:
1
Special Requirements:
Ability to listen and follow directions clearly. 1 month of training includes the following details: Picking is supervised for 1 month by an individual with previous experience in our orchard. Training also includes Good Agriculture Practices, Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP training, Employee Health Code, and Proper use of picking baskets, ladders and bins.
Number of Hours Per Week:
50
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
6:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:
Peters Orchards Inc
Company Name:
Peters Orchards, Inc.
Location:
Waverly , MO 64096
Telephone Number:
+16604932291

Worksite

Address:
1400 Washington St, Waverly, MO 64096

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-23121-981719
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
Per Bin. Piece rate will be paid to those employees who have exceeded the minimum number of bins to be picked per day (5). This is an incentive for extra pay given to those who are picking at a faster rate of speed.
Date Posted:
5/25/2023
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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