Farmworkers/laborers

Job description

THIS IS A DESCRIPTION FOR BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY AND BLACKCAPS BERRY LABOR and HARVEST, FLOWER PLANTING AND HARVESTING.

BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY AND BLACKCAPS HARVEST: Worker will spend
time bending and crouching while hand harvesting berries at locations indicated by supervisor. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Workers will pick blueberries from bushes and place the blueberries in buckets attached to the body. Worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping the berries with fingers and remove the berries so as to not harm the adjacent berries and buds or bruise the picked berries. Worker will carry plastic buckets and will place berries into flats, trays or pack directly into clamshells. Plastic picking buckets will hold 12 pounds of blueberries.

Some workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications.

Packaging: Worker may work in cold storage location to sort and clean debris from berries and place berries into clamshells. Workers may be responsible for placing clamshells into cardboard boxes and hand stacking boxes onto pallets.

BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY AND BLACKCAPS HAND PICKING: Worker will
spend time bending and crouching while hand picking berries at locations indicated by supervisor. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Workers will pick blueberries from bushes and place the blueberries in buckets attached to the body. Worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping the berries with fingers and remove the berries so as to not harm the adjacent berries and buds

The Employer attests that all workers will be properly trained in the Worker Protections Standard (WPS) by qualified WPS trainers who have completed an EPA-approved Train-the-Trainer course pursuant to the Oregon Department of Agriculture.

Special Requirements

2) Worker must possess 3 months of (nursery, row crop, and berry bush) experience.
4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 50lbs.
4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, etc.
4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, etc.
4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc.
4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting, pruning, shoveling, weeding, etc.