Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop

Job description

Crops grown: Apples.

Pick apples by hand on a piece rate basis for the fresh market at $1.44 per 1 1/8 bu.
Pick apples by hand for skim or clean-up picking on a piece rate basis for the fresh market at $1.59 per 1 1/8 bu.
Pick fresh market apples by hand and clip the stem of each apple at $2.00 per 1 1/8 bu.
Pick apples by hand on an hourly basis for miscellaneous picking.

All fruit to be handled with care to avoid bruising. Use of tools such as stem clippers. All fruit to be handled with care to avoid puncture or other damage by stem clippers. Workers trained and instructed to selectively pick mature fruit according to size, color, and other USDA and market standards. Fruit out of specification due to bruising, color, size, puncture or other standards not to exceed 3%.

Pick apples by hand for the process markets at $1.10 per 1 1/8 bu box.

A minimum productivity standard applies of 104 1 1/8 bu boxes of fresh apples per day or 94 1 1/8 bu boxes of skim or clean-up picking per day or 75 1 1/8 bu boxes of fresh apples with stem clipping per day or 136 1 1/8 bu boxes of process apples per day.

Workers must be able to pick tree fruit, much of which is done from ladders or a moving mechanical picking platform with lower branches being picked from the ground. Picked fruit is placed in a metal framed canvas covered picking bucket with canvas straps that slip over the head and rest on the shoulders. Filled buckets weighing up to 50 lbs are emptied into bulk bins with a capacity equal to 20 1 1/8 bushel boxes. Workers are required to handle ladders up to 24 feet long and weighing about 2 lbs per foot.

Special Requirements

Workers referred as a result of this order must have a minimum of three months verifiable experience in performing the tasks described in this order. Due to the nature of the job duties the applicant needs to be at least 18 years of age or older. Due to health and safety concerns on our farm, workers must understand basic instruction in English or Spanish.

Employer may conduct/require random illegal drug or alcohol tests at employer's expense after hiring, for the safety of themselves and others, as they will be operating machinery. Illegal substances are not permitted. Any worker who fails a drug or alcohol test will be immediately terminated for cause.