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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

58

Job Duties:

BLUEBERRY HARVEST: Workers will spend time bending and crouching while hand-harvesting blueberries at locations indicated by the supervisor. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Workers will pick blueberries from bushes and place the blueberries in buckets attached to the body. Workers will pick according to grade, color, and size by grasping the berries with fingers and removing the berries so as to not harm the adjacent berries and buds or bruise the picked berries. Workers will carry plastic buckets and will place berries into flats, trays, or pack them directly into clamshells. Plastic picking buckets will hold 12 pounds of blueberries. Some workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color, and size specifications. Packaging: Workers may work in a cold storage location to sort and clean debris from berries and place berries into clamshells. Workers may be responsible for placing clamshells into cardboard boxes and hand-stacking boxes onto pallets. BLUEBERRY HAND PICKING: Workers will spend time bending and crouching while handpicking blueberries at locations indicated by the supervisor. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Workers will pick blueberries from bushes and place the blueberries in buckets attached to the body. Workers will pick according to grade, color, and size by grasping the berries with fingers and removing the berries so as to not harm the adjacent berries and buds or bruise the picked berries. Workers will carry plastic buckets and will place berries into flats, trays, or pack them directly into clamshells. Plastic picking buckets will hold 12 pounds of blueberries. See Addendum C

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

2. This job opportunity requires 3 months of agricultural experience. 4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 60 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, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, etc. 4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, etc. 4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc. 4k) 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):

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

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

Crystal View Raspberry Farms

Company Name:

Crystal View Raspberry Farms, Inc.

Location:

Bellingham, WA 98226

Worksite

Address:

6400 Aldrich Rd, Bellingham, WA 98226

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25129-960802

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

6/9/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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