Farmworker / Laborer

Job description

This application encompasses multiple start dates of need. The employer anticipates the followingranges of start dates in addition to the date listed in Section A.3:
Range start dates 1 : 06/09/2026
Range start dates 2: 08/15/2026
These supplemental ranges of start dates be subject to change due to weather, crop and marketconditions, and other factors.
General Duties:
Workers will perform any of the following duties: orchard/farm clean-up including picking up garbage, removal of grass, dirt, string rocks, wire or any other debris from within or around fields, orchards, buildings, either by hand or using tools or equipment: remove weeds by hand or using hand or power tools; spread compost/fertilizer; place pest control devices including traps, pheromones and paints, and remove diseased plant parts,
either by hand or using various machines and tools. Workers will install, deploy, repair and remove shade cloth and trellis by placing posts, wires and cloth for support and shade of orchards using hand and mechanical tools; install, maintain and operate irrigation system, to include placement of
irrigation pipes and sprinklers and checking of lines to ensure proper operation using hand and mechanical tools. Clean and distribute buckets, totes, lugs or bins into field/orchards prior to picking either by hand or with the aid of equipment. Sort and remove defective fruit, plant debris, leaves, etc.
from plants or harvest containers. Place liners and tags in or on harvest container by hand or using various tools. Ability to pick up, use and safely handle and work form a 12-foot ladder weighing 40 lbs. or from a mechanized platform up to 8 feet high. Is necessary for performance of general orchard duties.

Tree Training:
Workers will perform tree training duties including but not limited to the following activities: hoeing, tree painting weed mat application, tree tying/positioning,-includes tying iambs to trellises and tying limbs together, using string, tape, wire or other fasteners and supports. Other tying activities will be determined by orchard management and communicated to all employee.
*See Job Duties

Special Requirements

2. Worker must possess 2 months of tree fruit 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. will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting,pruning, shoveling, weeding, etc.