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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

60

Job Duties:

Job duties are related to orchard maintenance and fruit production. All other duties assigned under this order will be those duties of Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard Occupational Classification Code 45-2092 and Agricultural Equipment Operators 45-2091. CHERRY Harvest The Worker will hand harvest cherries, 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 pick low hanging fruit while standing or 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 20 lbs. and will place fruit into plastic lugs which hold approximately 30 pounds of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Some workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in plastic/wooden 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 60 pounds. 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. When working with apples, pears, and cherries worker may also: 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, cherry, and pear trees to ensure proper fruit load on tree. 3. Pruning of apple, cherry, and pear trees. 4. Training of apple, cherry, and pear trees to trellis, including clipping and tying limbs and shoots to wire. 5. Training and limb positioning of apple, cherry, and pear trees. 6. Provide general labor to assist in the establishment of new orchard properties by clearing property, planting trees, building trellis, repair and spreading of composted material and any other labor considered necessary for the efficient structure of new orchard properties. 7. Cares for trees during growing process- recognize tree disease such as of blighted branches in apples and gummosis in cherries. 8. Harvest preparation including spreading liners in bins, rolling bins into blocks by hand. 9. Propping and tying of apple, cherry, and pear trees and limbs. 10. Pruning and thinning may be done from the ground or ladder up to 12 feet in height, or from a motorized platform. 11. Repair sprinklers on overhead cooling system.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of three (3) months of general farm labor. The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 2:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Kenoyer Orchards

Location:

Cashmere, WA 98815

Worksite

Address:

3609 Eels Road, Cashmere, WA 98815

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25086-807704

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

See Addendum A

Date Posted:

4/28/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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