Farmworker/ Laborer
Employer
322 Fern Place
Othello, WA 99344
United States
Job description
This job requires Harvesting, Thinning, Training and Pruning by the worker.
Specific Job Requirements:
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 a
harness, bucket or bag of up to 60 lbs. and will place fruit into wooden bins, 4x4x3 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.
Please see Addendum C: Job Duties 1.2
Special Requirements
2) Worker must possess 3 months of tree fruit experience.
Please see Addendum C: B.6 Job Qualifications and Requirements