Farmworkers / Laborers

Number of Workers Requested:  4

This is an application for cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, and apples. CHERRY HARVEST: The Worker will hand harvest cherries, this can be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. The Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit while standing or 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 a motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on the tree branches. The Worker will carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 25 lbs. and will place fruit into plastic lugs which hold approximately 30 pounds of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Some Workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in plastic/wooden bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications. The worker must possess the ability to pick-up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing up to 40 pounds. The Employer attests that all workers will be properly trained in the Worker Protections Standard (WPS) by qualified WPS trainers who have completed an EPA-approved Train-the-Trainer course pursuant to the Oregon Department of Agriculture. See Addendum C, A.2A / A.2B Workers Needed, A.6-A.7 Anticipated Days and Hours of Work per week, A.8A Job Duties 1.1, A.8A Job Duties 1.2, A.8A Job Duties 1.3, A.8A Job Duties 1.4, A.8d Productivity Standard, A.9 Additional Crop or Agricultural Activities and Wage Offer Information