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Published on Jul 27 2025

Agriculture Equipment Operator/farmworker

$19.82  per hour
Visa required: H-2A
From Mar 17, 2025 to Nov 9, 2025

Employer

Rating: 2 out of 5 (1 reviews)

Dickey Farms, Inc.

Also known as: Dickey Farms, Inc

Dickey Farms, Inc. - 511 West Steuben St.
Bingen, WA 98605
United States

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Job description

Specific Job Requirements for Cherries and Row Crops:

THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown crop. 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 blossom, bud and/or identifiable crop from within a cluster of other crops. The Worker will be expected to be able to identify and remove crops that are 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 plants/trees are manipulated to increase yield and/or quality. The worker must possess the 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 example training tasks are but not limited to: Tying, taping or clipping tree limbs to wires. Tying up or down tree limbs. Training and limb positioning of trees. Shoot thinning, sucker removal, cluster thinning, shoot positioning, hedging, or leaf removal on plants, propping and supporting trees or crops.

See Addendum C, A.8a – Job Duties

Special Requirements

Worker must possess 3 months of tree fruit and row crop experience.
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, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc.
4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting, pruning, shoveling, weeding, etc.

Employer Contact Info

+15094932636

[email protected]

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