This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information,
please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2170097
Farm Orchard Workers. Dates of need: 5/1/2024-11/15/2024. This job
requires a minimum 3 months of prior experience working in apple, peach
or cherry orchards, handling both\
manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and
harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as
mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Workers should be
able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time,
work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking, and
temperatures can range from 10 degrees f to 100 degrees f. To provide a
safe and healthy crop, workers will be trained in USDA Gap certification
standards and must abide by those standards. Persons seeking employment
as a experienced Orchard Worker must be available for the entire period
requested by the employer. Pruning of trees using hand pruners, Workers
must be able to handle ladders which are 12 foot in length and weigh 40
lbs. Climbing up and down, pruning of trees using pneumatics consisting
of an 8 foot pole while dragging an airline. Stacking tree limbs,
planting trees, shoveling soil, applying fertilizer, picking up rocks,
pulling weeds, irrigation, thinning fruit from a ladder, Harvesting
Sweet and tart Cherries, Peaches, Apples and Grapes, picking fruit per
instructions of supervisor, carrying a picking bucket while full of
fruit for up to a 8 hour day. Driving harvesting equipment, must be able
to work in hot, dry, dusty, noisy, cold, wet, snowy conditions, must be
able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs., be able to follow instructions of
job requirements, have ability to problem solve. Workers will be
required to keep all property and housing clean.