Farmworker And Laborer Or Agricultural Equipment Operator

Job description

This application encompasses harvest of apples, pears, as well as thinning, pruning, training and other orchard labor. The worker will perform duties on a motorized platform, from the ground and/ or utilizing a ladder. The worker must possess the ability to pick-up and handle a 10 – 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing up to 60 lbs. All other duties assigned under this order will be both those duties of Agricultural Equipment Operator and Farm Worker and Laborer Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse, under the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Standard Occupational Classification Codes 45-2091 and 45-2092.
This job requires a minimum of three (3) months of general farm labor.
Under RCW 46.20.001 and RCW 46.20.025 this could be “A driver who is sixteen years of age and has immediate possession of a valid driver's license issued to the driver by his or her home country or a licensed driver who holds a license with his or her ‘home state’”.
Insurable means the driver must not have a license that has been revoked or a license restricted by a court for a driving offense and that is valid under the above Washington State rules and be accepted by the employer’s insurance carrier.

As of January 1, 2024 workers may be eligible at a rate of one and a half times their rate of pay after 40 hours.

Special Requirements

The employer agrees that it will offer, advertise in its recruitment, and pay at least the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR), the prevailing hourly wage rate, the prevailing piece rate, the agreed-upon collective bargaining rate, or the Federal or State minimum wage rate, in effect at the time work is performed, whichever is highest. If the worker is paid by the hour, the employer must pay this rate for every hour or portion thereof worked during a pay period. If the offered wage(s) disclosed in this clearance order is/are based on commission, bonuses, or other incentives, the employer guarantees the wage paid on a weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly basis will equal or exceed the AEWR, prevailing hourly wage or piece rate, the legal Federal or State minimum wage, or any agreed-upon collective bargaining rate, whichever is highest.