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All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform the work
described in the job order and must be available for the entire period
of employment specified in the contract (January 25, 2024 to November
20, 2024). Job duties include pruning, thinning, general orchard work
and harvesting produce in an apple orchard as well as field work of
weeding, thinning, hoeing and other duties related to the planting,
maintaining and harvesting of strawberries and blueberries. In addition,
workers may be asked to drive tractors, pick up brush from orchard
floor, pick rocks to prepare soil for planting, repair broken bins,
plant and water trees and perform other farm related duties as the need
arises. Workers may also work in a packing house, load and unload
trucks, pack apples into totes and drive trucks to remove apple bins
from the outlying orchard at harvest time. Workers will harvest apples
from approximately August 15th to October 31st. Productivity during
apple harvest must be at least 60 1-1/8 bu boxes per 7 hours worked with
no more than 5% bruising for fresh market. The employer will provide 1
day of training and allow 2 days of work for the worker to
satisfactorily perform the duties described in the job description.
Workers may supervise crews of up to 10 workers during apple harvest.
Bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker employed pursuant to this
job order, at the company\'s sole discretion, based on individual
factors including work performance, skill and tenure. Workers should
report to work with their own suitable work clothing. Workers must be
willing to work in varied weather conditions, including temperatures as
low as 25 degrees with snow up to one foot deep and as high as 90
degrees with damp mornings. Workers must be able to handle and climb
20-foot ladders and know how to use a chain saw. Work requires long
period of standing, bending and kneeling, as well as climbing ladders
for long periods of time. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to
50 lbs. on a continuous basis and be available to work Monday through
Saturday. Employer will furnish workers all tools and equipment required
to perform the duties assigned. Worker will be given 30 minutes for
lunch. Beginning and ending times will vary depending on the conditions
in the orchard. Due to health & safety concerns on our farm workers must
understand basic instruction in English. Workers referred as a result of
this order must have a minimum of one month of verifiable experience in
performing the tasks described in his order.