Farmworker/laborer

Job description

Farm Laborer: Worker will be required to complete the following activities as directed by supervisor: general field and orchard maintenance; weeding; shoveling; hoeing; mulch; trunk painting; mowing; hand fertilizing; thinning; pruning; grafting; tying limbs; planting or transplanting fruit trees; care and maintenance of nursery fruit trees; plant asparagus crowns; blossom removal; seeding orchard; install tree screens/grow tubes; drive Employer-provided vehicle to and from the worksite and to locations within 30 miles; operate tractors or other agricultural equipment such as forklifts; spray crops with tractor and spray attachment; routine general repairs and maintenance of farm equipment and farm buildings; complete harvest preparation tasks such as spreading liners in bins, wash and sanitize harvesting bins or repair harvesting bins; hand harvest to quality standards of apples, asparagus, blueberries, sweet cherries, tart cherries, grapes, peaches and pears; mechanical harvest tart cherries; pack employer-grown asparagus, grade and sort asparagus to quality standards.
Worker will maintain count/weight records; lay mylar in orchard; assist in trellis system install, maintenance and removal; repair deer fence; irrigation systems install and maintenance; repair drain tile; complete general hand tasks to include picking up garbage around the orchard, picking up sticks, rocks and brush; deter wildlife with pheromone ties; conduct various field and farm clean up tasks at end of season.

Other duties assigned under this order will be consistent under Bureau of Labor Statistics Standard Occupational Classification: Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse Workers (45-2092)

Special Requirements

Experience Requirement: 2 months (s) verifiable experience in commercial tree fruit hand harvest required. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience.

Job requires worker to complete tasks in general farm labor, field and orchard care, hand harvest of apples, asparagus, blueberries, cherries, grapes, peaches and pears, and asparagus packing. Employer will provide instructions and training on specific job duties.

Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for work for entire employment period.

Work Rule Violations: Worker may be disciplined and/or terminated for cause for violating work rules provided at orientation.

Drug testing done at employers expense and not utilized as pre-employment tool.