Job Duties:

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 Section A.3 & A.4. This work order is for willing, able, and qualified individuals to perform a variety of tasks related to pruning and training apple trees, harvesting apples, and maintaining orchard grounds. Workers must have the knowledge and ability to properly prune and train apple trees. Additional orchard duties may include, but are not limited to, maintaining orchard grounds, operating tractors and other farm equipment, removing brush and roots, repairing bins, planting and watering trees, and performing general orchard maintenance tasks. Workers may also be required to fill apple shelves and drive trucks to transport apple bins from outlying orchards during harvest season. Workers may be asked to operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer's fields); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank, or laundry facilities on an as needed basis. Workers that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid driver’s license; no worker will be rejected for not having a driver's license. Workers who do drive will still perform the same field work and other duties as non-driving workers; driving is not a primary duty. Workers will be compensated at the correct rate of pay for all hours worked, including when they are performing the employer’s obligation of driving. Workers must be able to safely operate agricultural equipment and use hand tools, including but not limited to shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, hand saws, knives, and chain saws. Workers are expected to report to work wearing suitable clothing and must be willing and able to perform duties in a variety of weather conditions, ranging from damp, cold and hot days in the fall and humid summer days. The assigned duties are physically demanding and require prolonged standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and climbing ladders. Workers must be able to frequently lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Workers must also be able to repeatedly pick apples while handling and climbing a 20-foot ladder and carrying a picking bucket harnessed over their shoulders. During harvest, workers must maintain a productivity rate of at least 8.5 1-1/8 bushel boxes per hour worked with no more than 5% bruising for the fresh market. Workers are required to work 9-hour shifts within the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. This totals 45 hours per week. The 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. range accounts for varying orchard conditions (e.g. weather, crop maturity, harvest demands) to ensure that workers are able to complete the required weekly hours. Workers will not be scheduled for a full 12-hour shift. Workers will be provided with at least a 30-minute lunch break, staggered between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., as determined by both the workers and management. Workers may choose where to eat their lunch and must return to work after the 30-minute break. In addition, workers will receive a 15-minute break in the morning and a 15-minute break in the afternoon, as agreed upon by the worker and management. The daily and weekly work schedules may vary depending on orchard conditions, including weather, sunlight, temperature, and crop readiness. The employer will notify workers of any changes to the schedule. The employer will provide one day of training and allow two days of work for workers to demonstrate satisfactory performance of orchard duties.

Special Requirements:

NONE

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H-300-26160-996748 Gunnison Lakeshore Orchards Inc jobs

Farmworkers & Laborers and Agricultural Equipment Operator

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