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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

26

Job Duties:

The job requires 3 months experience working in an orchard picking tree fruit by hand. Tractor driving may be required once an employee demonstrates knowledge and skill in the operation of such. Hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks and shears may be used. The main job task is picking apples. The lower branches are picked first and then picking proceeds up the tree. Lower branches are picked from standing on the ground. Ladders up to 22 feet long and weighing up to 50 pounds are used to pick upper branches. Picked fruit is placed in a molded plastic, canvas-covered picking bucket, with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled buckets, weighing up to 60 pounds, are emptied into bulk bins. All fruit must be handled with care to avoid bruising. Fruit injured by bruising shall not exceed 2% as defined in the U.S. standard for grades. Must be physically able to lift 60 pounds. Due to safety concerns of a farm, workers must understand some basic instruction in English. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency.

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Given the demands and unpredictable nature of agriculture, workers may be asked, but not required, to work longer hours than stated in the job offer information. Additionally, start and end times may be adjusted daily to meet crop and weather conditions.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

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

Employer Information

Company Name:

Lewis Brothers Orchards, Inc

Location:

MARTINSBURG, WV 25403

Worksite

Address:

10217 Apple Harvest Dr, Martinsburg, WV 25403

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25164-090320

Multiple Worksites:

No

Additional Wage Information:

Per 1 1/8 bushel box of picked apples. Workers must be able to pick at least 20 units of 1 1/8 bushel boxes per hour. Estimated hourly rate is $16.00. Workers who are unable to pick at this rate will be paid hourly.

Date Posted:

6/23/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.80

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