Farmworkers/laborers

Job description

CHERRY Harvest: Worker will hand harvest cherries. The worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit while standing or on a ladder. Worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping stem with the hands and
removing from the tree in a motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on the tree branches. Worker will carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 20 lbs. and will place fruit into bins that hold approximately 320 pounds of fruit. Workers must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 1 O ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Cara must be exercised al all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking off branches.

APPLES/PEARS Harvest: Worker will hand harvest apples and pears. 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 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 bins,
which hold approximately 22 bushels of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Sorne workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color
and size specifications. Workers must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 1 O ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds
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THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. Must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. This process requires the employee to remove, in some cases
not limited to the smallest fruit blossom, 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. Thinning may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder.

*See Job Duties 1.2

Special Requirements

2) Worker must possess 3 months of tree fruit experience.
4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 60lbs.
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.