Field Workers: Cherries, Kiwis, Plums, Plum Cherries Harvest

Job description

H-2A and corresponding domestic workers must be available to perform each of the following job activities in connection with the harvesting and farming operations:

Field workers to perform the following duties:

Cherries, Kiwis, Plums, Plum Cherries Harvesters & Pickers: harvesting, picking, lifting, dumping fruit, thinning, cleaning, crawling in tight places. The harvest includes hand harvesting without pulling too hard so as not to damage the trees, climbing up and down a ladder, carrying the fruit to a central location, moving and setting the ladder. Other duties include Packing shed (preparing freshly harvested crops for shipment in their original, unmanufactured state - sorting, palletizing & grading), Pruning, Spur Pruning/Thinning, Kiwi-Pruning Prep, Suckering, Disease Removal Pruning, Construction- Vertical Shade, Trellising, Thinning, Prop Trees, Weed (long-handled hoe), Mat Installation, Hanging Phermine Disrupters, Marking Fields, Planting, Replanting, Tree Protection, Painting, Scoring/Griddling, Grafting, Collecting Graft Wood, Pollination Work, Dust Control, Irrigation, Spraying - Insect/ Disease, Leaf Fall Spray, Rodent Control, Overhead, Burning, Cleaning, Repair and Maintenance, Ladder Repairs, Pipeline Repair & Installation, Calibrating Equipment, Weeding/Shoveling (using a 4 ft long hoe with a 6 inch blade at the end, the employee sticks the blade into the soil and pulls it out to remove the weed and its roots around the trees), Shredding Brush, Raking Brush, Cutting Wood, Chipping Wood, Skirting (cutting the bottom limbs), Tying Tree Tops, Training Trees, Training Kiwi, Discing, Mowing Grass, Furrowing & Making Borders, Grading Avenues, Making Berms, Tally Packing, Harrowing, Ripping, Forklift Operator, Tractor driver, Hauling Fruit, Machine Operator, Moving Equipment, Planting Crop Cover, Spraying - Foliar and Soil Fertilizer Mix, Spreading Manure, Plant Growth Regulator, Removing Wires, Pulling Trees, Removing trees to transplant, Orchard Removal, working overhead, QC, Puncher, Flatbed Driver, Crew leader, General Farm Labor / General Ranch Maintenance.

Other duties are assigned under the direction of field supervisory team.

Physical Requirements: Reaching, Lifting, Grasping, Crouching/Stooping, Balancing, Shoveling/Raking, Repetitive motions

Qualifications:

•Able to lift 40 pounds overhead repetitively over work shift
•Ability to communicate and work well with others
•Perform repetitive functions paying attention to detail
•Able to carry 30 lb ladder and set it securely
•Ability to climb up and down ladder while carrying 30lbs
•Able to work in constant extreme temperature (20 degree- 100+ degrees)
•Perform all assigned duties in a proper and timely manner
•Ability to follow and obey management instructions

General Ranch Maintenance / General Farm Labor includes, but is not limited to, on the farm road maintenance and dust control to farm roadways by means of farm equipment.

Special Requirements

Requirements: 1-month of experience working with citrus trees/plants required. Written verification of experience is required.Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of the product. Must be able to use shears, clippers and other agricultural tools(i.e., hand saw (can be powered by gas)); no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Worker safety on the job and in employer-provided housing is our top priority. Workers may not possess, consume, or be under the influence of alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, or other controlled substances at the worksite or in the employer-provided housing. Fighting, including but not limited to, verbal, physical, or through social media or texts, and any threats or act of violence, and/or disruptive behavior against another individual or against property will not be tolerated, particularly acts of violence committed while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.