Farmworker/laborer

Job description

1. Must be able to perform all duties within this job description in what can be considered a safe manner adhering to all established orchard safety guidelines, practices, and procedures.

2. Must wear all required and assigned personal protective equipment at all times when required to do so. Workers must wear proper clothing and footwear depending on the season. All footwear must be closed-toed and durable due to safety precautions.

3. The Employer or designated worker will provide instructions and general supervision. Workers will be expected to conform to the specific instructions given for each day’s work.

4. Workers will be required to attend an orientation on workplace rules, policies, and safety information.

5. All work sites covered by this clearance order and all facilities of the employer are drug-free workplaces. Workers must not report for work, enter employers’ property, or perform service while under the influence of or have used alcohol, marijuana, or illegal controlled substances. Workers must not report for work or perform service while under the influence of or impaired by prescription drugs, medications, marijuana, alcohol, or other substances that may in any way adversely affect their alertness, coordination, reaction response, or safety.

6. Individuals who are not employed by the Employer will not be permitted in or adjacent to the work site. In particular, no non-working children may be present at or adjacent to work sites or left in vehicles during the workday. Workers arriving at work with non-working children or other non-workers will be sent home.

7. Workers who are eligible for Employer-provided housing will have employer-arranged transportation from the housing to the worksite.

8. Employer pays the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) per hour for WA state, which is determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.

All other duties assigned under this order will be those duties of Farm Workers, Diversified Crops, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard Occupational Classification Code 45-2092.

Special Requirements

2) 3 months of Tree Fruit Experience.
4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 60lbs.
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.