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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

10

Job Duties:

FARM LABORER: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: harvesting of blueberries; Workers will be harvesting blueberries according to color, firmness and ripeness; The workers will be riding, pruning, weeding, hoeing, cleaning, sorting, stacking, boxing, carrying, picking, dumping, folding, grading, sweeping, selecting, labeling, manually changing and dumping lugs, washing and sanitizing blueberries and preparing for market. Workers will pick the ripe blueberries off the bush by grasping the blueberries between their forefinger and thumbnail, then lightly pulling and gently twisting the fruit off the bush and letting the blue berries roll into the palm of the hand. The blue berries will then be placed in a harvesting bucket being careful not to overfill the container. The filled bucket will be taken to the nearest trailer where it will be dumped. The worker will then get their harvesting bucket back and start the process again. Workers will cover blueberries with netting to keep birds and other insects and wildlife from eating the berries and help prevent bird droppings on blueberries. Workers are expected to identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches which rub against each other, shaded interior ranches, dead wood and shoots/suckers and selectively remove diseased limbs and branches due to fire blight and/or bacterial canker with hand pruning saws and clippers, mechanized clippers and pole pruners; general maintenance and clean up, including removing debris, rocks and other trash on the farm, pulling weeds by hand, and cutting grass; scraping old trees; drive and operate, tractor, or other farm vehicle as directed on farm property only. Pay will be hourly for all duties except for harvesting of blueberries.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

Job requires worker to complete tasks in quality hand harvesting blueberries. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties. Experience Requirement: 1 verifiable month of commercial blueberry hand harvest experience required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

9:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Better Way Farms, LLC.

Location:

Pullman, MI 49450

Worksite

Address:

6072 105th Ave, Pullman, MI 49450

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25152-038720

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Paid Medical Leave as required by Michigan Law under Earned Sick Time Act 338.

Date Posted:

6/2/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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