Farmworkers And Laborers

Job description

This application encompasses irrigation, general farm labor, and growing and harvest row crops such as hay, corn and triticale and hops.
Work will be done at location in Idaho and Oregon worksites.
This job requires a minimum of three (3) months of general farm labor experience
The lifting requirement for this position is 60 pounds.

Workers will primarily be tasked with hop harvest duties.
Hop harvest is a physically demanding job. Hop bines can scratch and irritate skin. Workers will need to dress in long sleeve shirts and pants and wear gloves and eye protection.

The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule. Due to the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to send crops to customers when needed, it is the prevailing practice to work more or different hours than those listed.
A worker may be offered more than the specified hours of work, however the worker will not be required to work for more than the number of hours specified in the job order, or on the worker?s Sabbath or Federal holidays. Saturday work may be required.
Employer-paid drug test is required if a worker has an accident at work.
Work day start times vary depending on the weather. depending on the time of year, hours of daylight, and production requirements. Workers must be able to work varying shifts as required by the season and work performed. Workers are notified of any change in the start times. Work may be performed during rain, light snow, cold, freezing temperatures and/or in high humidity and in temperatures over a 100 degrees F. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew/rain and should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions

Full Growing Season Commitment: The job offered requires that the worker be available for work every day that work is available for the full period of employment. The worker agrees to be available for work and perform the assigned work for the assigned employer whenever work is available through the full period of employment.

Training: There will be a demonstration period to familiarize workers with job specification and to demonstrate proper harvest methods and other crop specific issues such as hop stringing and training and harvest tasks.

Worker must possess requisite physical strength and endurance to repeat the harvest process throughout the workday. Workers must work at a sustained, vigorous pace and make bona-fide efforts to work efficiently and consistently that are reasonable under the climatic and all other working conditions.

Special Requirements

See addendum