Farmworkers/laborers

Job description

This contract encompasses general farm labor and labor for apples, cherries and blueberries.

THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. Must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10-foot orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Thinning may also be done from the ground or a motorized platform. This process requires the employee to remove, in some cases but not limited to the smallest fruit bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Workers will be expected to be able to identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged and/or with other quality problems as directed by supervisors.

See Addendum C: A.8a Job Duties.

Special Requirements

B.2) Worker must possess 3 months of agriculture experience, familiarity with commercial farming harvest and techniques.