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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

40

Job Duties:

Worker must possess the physical strength and endurance (ability to continue or last) to repeat the harvest process though out the workday, working quickly and skillfully to perform activities assigned during that activity. Workers must work at a sustained (continuing for an extended period of time without interruption), vigorous pace (quick and steady) and make bona fide efforts (made in earnest intent) to work efficiently (performing or functions in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort) and consistently (same way for a long time) that are reasonable under the climatic and other working conditions, Workers may not leave trash, or other discarded items in work areas or vehicles but must dispose of such items in provided receptacles. Workers must wash hands with soap and water after all bathroom and meal breaks. Allergies to varieties of ragweed, goldenrod, insecticides, related agricultural chemicals, etc., may affect worker’s ability to perform the work described herein. Feed and water livestock and monitor food and water supplies. Drive trucks, tractors, and other equipment to distribute fee to animals. Examine animals to detect illness, injury or disease, and to check physical characteristic, such as rate of weight gain. Mix feed, additives, and medicines in prescribed portions, Inspect, maintain and repair equipment, machinery, buildings, pens, yards, and fences. Move equipment or livestock from one location to another, manually or using trucks, four wheelers or carts. Clean stalls, pens, and equipment using disinfectant solutions, brushes, shovels, water hoses, and/or pumps. Herd livestock to pastures for grazing or to scales, trucks or other enclosures. May be required to separate/sort livestock according to size and weight. Workers may be required to apply ID tags. Attend to live farm, and ranch animals that may include cattle, goats, sheep, horses, and other equines. Duties may include feeding, watering, herding, grazing, branding, weighing, catching, and loading animals. May maintain records on animals; examine animals to detect diseases and injuries; monitor animals for worms and administer medicine, accordingly, assist in birth deliveries; and administer medications, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate. May clean and maintain animal housing areas. Production Rate: Workers must strive for a 5% or better bruising rate Apples: Workers will perform various tasks involved in planting, pruning, thinning, spraying, cultivating and harvesting fruit according to supervisor’s instructions. Workers may till soil, plant stock and do pruning activates using a variety of non-mechanical tools. May remove blossoms to improve yield and quality. May aid in irrigation duties, May aid in minor repair of wooden fruit containers. Workers may thin and/or harvest fruit. Workers will harvest fruit according to color, size and degree of maturity as specified by supervisor and place into half bushel baskets taking the extra time, care and effort not to bruise or scar the fruit. Workers may windrow bull containers or carry full containers weighing approximately 50 lbs. to truck or trailer and stack according to supervisor’s specifications. Workers will package apples in bags and boxes after using a packing/grading machine to wash, size and remove bad fruit. After packaging apples workers will stack 45-pound boxes of apples onto pallets. The pallets will be moved using a forklift into a cooler. A forklift will also be used to organize 20-bushel bins of apples inside cooler. Inside the cooler workers will use forklifts to organize 20-bushel bins of apples. Fruit thinners will thin fruit using hands to knock off excess fruit, spacing remaining apple approximately one hand width apart, taking care to walk around entire tree before moving onto next. Workers will be required to stay on their assigned row. Workers will operate 500-gallon sprayer pulled behind a tractor and spraying apple trees.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

All applicants must have at least 3 months verifiable experience operating 90+HP equipment spraying apple trees with a 500-gal sprayer. Applicants must have a valid drivers licenses or be able to obtain one within 30 days of hire. Applicants must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers operating comparable operations establishing acceptable previous experience. Must be physically able to meet and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Hillcrest Orchards LLC

Location:

Ellijay, GA 30536

Worksite

Address:

9696 Hwy 52 East, Ellijay, GA 30536

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24008-624984

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/18/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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