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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

5

Job Duties:

This job requires planting and harvesting clams and oysters as well as assisting in general farm labor including digging, packing, record keeping, cultivating/maintain beds, equipment operator and grounds maintenance. Oyster Planter/ Picker: Work will be scheduled around the tides in Willapa Bay. Picking can take place during any type of weather and any time of the day or night. Some shellfish beds are reached by walking across the mudflats while others are reached by a crew boat. Picking oysters is physical, constant repetitive motion, manual labor which involves hand picking live oysters off the tideflats into baskets and dumping them into a container. The average bushel of oysters weighs 40 to 60 pounds, the average oyster picker can pick anywhere from 100 to 200 bushels/day in a tide depending on individual effort and tide duration. A tide can last anywhere from 1 to 5 hours. Although the main function of an oyster picker is to pick oysters, this job may require any and all labor associated with farming activities such as but by all means not limited to: planting, digging clams, maintenance, clean up, bed preparation, washing, packing, record keeping, grounds maintenance, bagging shell, loading and emptying tanks with bags of shell, etc. Many of these tasks require lifting and moving 30 to 65 pounds in a constant repetitive motion as is the case with many agricultural activities. It is your responsibility to stay in contact with the oyster crew boss to know your work schedule and location. Although the main function is to assist in planting and harvesting oysters, this job may require workers to assist with farm vessel operations. Work will be scheduled around the tides in Willapa Bay. Equipment operation can take place during any type of weather and during any time of the day or night. Those on deck must demonstrate an ability to work safely in a marine environment while loading and unloading boats. Workers will be expected to perform manual labor including transferring oysters, moving tubs, offloading substrate, etc. Workers will be expected to perform maintenance and repairs, monitor for safety issues, clean all areas of vessel, and any other duty normal to deckhand work. It is your responsibility to stay in contact with your supervisor to know your work schedule and locations. Workers must meet the minimum standard of picking 45 bushels of oysters per hour under normal harvest conditions and make shell bags at a rate of not less than 40 shell bags per hour under normal bagging conditions, workers that are unable to meet this standard will be provided training in accordance with Employers progressive discipline standards, including verbal instruction, written warnings, time off, or other coaching or instruction to teach the Worker to work more efficiently. If performance does not improve after coaching and several warnings, the Worker may be terminated.

Job Classification:

45-2093.00 - Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

2) 3 month of commercial shellfish farm experience 4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 65 lbs. 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, shellfish containers etc. 4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while digging, raking, worting, operating equipment, stacking, etc 4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as stacking, hand picking, dumping, removing debris, digging, picking, raking, etc 4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example digging, stacking, hand picking, dumping, etc

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Northern Oyster Company, Inc.

Location:

Ocean Park , WA 98640

Worksite

Address:

3206 275th st., Ocean Park , WA 98640

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24037-695273

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Additional Crop or Agricultural Activities and Wage Offer Information

Date Posted:

3/19/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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