Farm Workers & Laborers - Crop

Job description

All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform the work described in the job order and must be available for the entire period of employment specified in Section A. Box 3 & 4. This work order is for qualified people to perform a combination of tasks involved in the planting, cultivating, and harvesting of apples. Workers are needed to assist in clearing fields, removing stones and brush by hand, tilling soil and applying fertilizers, transplanting, weeding thinning, and pruning apple trees, applying pesticides and herbicides, loading harvest products, constructing trellises, repairing fences and farm buildings. Workers must be able to operate agricultural equipment safely and be willing to work in various extreme weather conditions from damp, cold spring and fall days to hot, humid summer days. Workers may use hand tools such as shovels, hoes, saws, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Workers may operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles (whether on or off farm, including on public roads to reach farmer's fields) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, and/or crops; Those that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid driver’s license; no worker will be rejected for not having a driver's license. Those assigned will assist in driving and operating tractors, tractor-drawn machinery, and self-propelled machinery to plow, harrow, and fertilize soil or to plant, cultivate, mow, spray, and harvest crops; repairing and maintaining farm vehicles, implements, and mechanical equipment; and harvest apples by hand. Apples injured by bruising during picking shall not exceed 4% for fresh as defined in the U.S. Standards for Grades. During Apple harvest season (August through November) workers are required to ensure that their productivity must be at least 68-bushel boxes of fresh market apples per 8-hour day worked. The work assigned is physically demanding, bending, stooping and kneeling for long periods of time will be required. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 75 pounds on a frequent basis. Workers will be required to handle ladders up to 24 feet long and weighing about two pounds per foot. The workers referred to this order must have a minimum of three (3) months of verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this job description. Workers must be available to work 8-hour shifts between the hours of 7:00am - 7:00pm Monday through Saturday. Workers will be given a 30-minute lunch break which is staggered between 11am - 1pm as decided by the workers. Workers may choose where to eat their lunch and return to work after their 30 minutes are up. The daily or weekly work schedules may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, orchard conditions, and other factors. Employers will notify workers of any change to the schedule. The employer will provide 1 day of training and allow 2 days of work for the workers to satisfactorily perform duties described in this job description. The employer will furnish to workers without cost all tools and equipment required to perform all duties assigned. Workers should report for work with their own suitable clothing and must be able to take directions in simple English.