Farmworker

Job description

This application encompasses multiple start dates of need. The employer anticipates the following ranges of start dates in addition to the date listed in Section A.3: 3/17/2026 and 5/26/2026
These supplemental ranges of start dates be subject to change due to weather, crop and market conditions, and other factors.

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

Special Requirements

Worker must possess 2 months of tree fruit/ row crop experience.

Please see Addendum C