Blueberry Worker
Employer
350 Mitchell Lane
Somerset, KY 42501
United States
Job description
Blueberry Harvesting & Packing-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 and sanitizing on the blueberry farm. Work is in inclement weather conditions including extremely hot, humid, cold and/or rainy weather. 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 will repair farm buildings, fences, and other structures using hand tools, such as shovels, and tampers. Soil samples will be taken and fertilizer will be applies accordingly. After harvest season workers will remove dead blueberry bushes and plant new blueberry bushes. Mulch will need to be applied to established and new bushes protect blueberry bushes thru the winter months.
Special Requirements
The employer will train the workers for a period of two day after which the worker will be expected to work without constant supervision.
Tools and Equipment:
The employer will furnish, without charge, all tools, supplies, and equipment required in the performance of the specified work.
Workers will be charged for any willful damage or loss of such tools, equipment and housing.