Farmworkers/laborers
Employer
305 Olds Station Rd
Wenatchee, WA 98801
United States
Job description
This job requires Thinning, Pruning, training, Pears and Cherries
These crops listed may or may not be planted and employer is not limited to only these crops listed
THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. The Worker must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Furthermore, the Worker must be able to use scissor like clippers. This process requires the Worker to remove, in some cases not limited to the smallest fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. The Worker will be expected to be able to identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged and/or with other quality problems as directed by supervisors. Thinning may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder.
TRAINING: Training is a process in which the fruit tree is manipulated to increase yield and/or quality.The Worker must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds.Training may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or ladder. Some exampletraining tasks are but not limited to:
•Tying, taping or clipping apple, pear and cherry limbs to wires.
•Tying up or down apple, pear and cherry limbs.
•Training and limb positioning of apple,pear and cherry trees.
•Shoot thinning, sucker removal, cluster thinning, shoot positioning, hedging, or leaf removal.
•Propping and supporting apple, pear and cherry trees.
Special Requirements
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,