Farmworkers/laborers

Job description

This application is for apples and cherries.

APPLES HARVEST: The Worker will hand harvest apples this can be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. The Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher branches while standing on a ladder. The Worker will pick according to grade, color, and size by grasping fruit with the hands and removing from the tree in a motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on the tree branches. The Worker will carry harness, bucket, or bag of up to 60 lbs. and will place fruit into plastic or wooden or plastic bins 47x47x24.5, which hold approximately 25 bushels of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. The Worker may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color, and size specifications. The Worker must possess the ability to pick-up; handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing up to 40 pounds.

See Addendum C: A.8a – Additional Job Duties.

Special Requirements

B.2) Worker must possess 3 months of tree fruit experience.
See Addendum C: B.6 - Job Qualifications and Requirements.