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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

30

Job Duties:

CHERRY AND APRICOT HARVEST Harvest: The worker will hand harvest cherries and apricots. This can be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. The Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and picks low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher branches while standing on a ladder. The Worker will pick according to grade, color and size 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. The Worker will carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 60 lbs and will place fruit into wooden or plastic bins approximately 42 7/8 inch x 46 inch x 25 3/4 which hold approximately 25 bushels of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. The Worker may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications. The Worker must possess the ability to pick-up; handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing up to 40 pounds. PRUNING: Pruning numerous varieties of apple, cherry, apricot and pear trees according to established company procedures based on the difference in the treatment of different varieties. Work will be performed on trees for long periods of time using a variety of pruning equipment including but not limited to hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws. Furthermore, the worker must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Pruning may be done from the ground or a ladder up to 12 feet in height or from a motorized platform. The Worker may be required to selectively prune only trees of a certain size and color as instructed by the crew supervisor. Packing Lady apples and apricots into pouches, boxes and clams according to established company procedures based on the difference in the treatment of different varieties. The Worker is expected to possess or acquire pruning skills in order to identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches which rub against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots/suckers with hand pruning saws and clippers, mechanized equipment in pruning activities. Other Job Specifications Include: THIS IS A DESCRIPTION FOR APPLES (Ambrosia, Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp, and Jonagold), PEARS,CHERRY AND APRICOTS 1. The Worker will care for young non-producing fruit trees including but not limited to weeding, hoeing, trunk painting, hand fertilizing and growth selection by hand and clipping. 2. Hand thinning of apple, pear, cherry and apricot trees to ensure proper fruit load on tree. 3. Pruning of apple, pear, cherry and apricot trees. 4. Training of apple, pear, cherry and apricot trees to trellis, including clipping and tying limbs and shoots to wire. 5. Training and limb positioning of apple, pear, cherry and apricot trees. 6. Tractor driving 7. Orchard maintenance-general farm work

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Worker must possess 3 months of tree fruit experience. Must be able to lift and/or load 60 lbs. Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit. May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, etc. May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, etc. Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc. There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting, pruning, shoveling, weeding, etc.

Number of Hours Per Week:

35

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

6:30 A.M. - 2:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Campbell Orchards Growers Association

Location:

Tieton, WA 98947

Worksite

Address:

Campbell Orchards, Inc. - 321 Humphrey Rd, Tieton, WA 98947

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24338-513897

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

See Piece Rate Schedule

Date Posted:

12/30/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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