Agricultural Equipment Operator/ Farm Worker/nursery Worker

Job description

BLUEBERRY Harvest: The workers will hand harvest blueberries at the location indicated by the supervisor. Workers pick blueberries from bushes. Workers will pick according to grade, color, and size by grasping berries with fingers and removing berries so as not to harm adjacent berries and buds, bruise the picked berries, or drop green or ripe fruit. Workers will place berries into flats or trays.

The workers will perform duties on the blueberry machine harvesters. Workers will sort fruit according to grade, color, and size by grasping berries with fingers and removing them from the sorting lines. Workers will lift and stage empty and full flats of berries to and from pallets. Workers will secure pallets of fruit for safe transport.

Please see Addendum C: A.8.A Job Duties

Special Requirements

This job requires the person to bend, shovel, and walk on muddy surfaces and lift up to 75 pounds. When lifting loads heavier than 50 pounds, use two or more people to lift the load.

Please see Addendum C: B.6 Job Qualifications and Requirements