Farm Worker/laborer

Job description

THIS IS A JOB DESCRIPTION FOR APPLES, ONIONS, POTATOES, AND VARIOUS ROW CROPS.

APPLES HARVEST: The Worker will hand harvest apples this can be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. The Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and picks low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher branches while standing on a ladder. The Worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping fruit with the hands and removing from the tree in a motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on the tree branches. The Worker will carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 60 lbs. and will place fruit into wooden bins, 4’x4’x3’ which hold approximately 25 bushels of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. The Worker may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications. The Worker must possess the ability to pick-up; handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing up to 40 pounds.

*See Addendum C: A.8a Job Duties 1.1 – Job Duties 1.4

Special Requirements

Worker must possess 3 months of tree fruit and row crop experience.

See Addendum C: B.6- Job Qualifications and Requirements 1.3