Job Information
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT Agriculture-Farm Workers/Laborers in Snohomish, Washington
Farmworkers/ labor Nursery and Harvest Work
**Trabajadores agrícolas/mano de obra Trabajo de vivero y cosecha
Order number: 267054366**
Crop and Pay
General Nursery Work, Plants, Apples, peaches, apricots, blueberries, grapes and pruning
**19.25 per hour
Cosecha y Pago Trabajos Generales de Vivero, Plantas, Manzanas, Melocotones, Albaricoques, Arándanos, Uvas, Trabajos de Poda
19.25 por hora**
Period of Employment
From: 02/19/2024 to 12/19/2024. Employer guarantees to offer employment for the hourly equivalent of 3/4 or 75% of the workdays of the work contract beginning with the first day of work. *Employer will accept referrals until 07/21/2024 *
Período de Empleo
Desde 02/19/2024 al 12/19/2024 El empleador garantiza trabajo al equivalente a 3/4 o 75% de los días de trabajo del contrato, empezando en el primer día de trabajo. Se aceptaran solicitantes hasta 07/21/2024
*Work Schedule *6 hours per day Monday to Friday and 5 on Saturday. It is the prevailing practice to work more or different hours than those listed. The worker may be offered, but not required, to work more hours.
Horas del Trabajo 6 horas diarias de lunes a viernes y 5 los sábados. Es una práctica común que trabajan más horas de las aquí mencionadas. Se las pueden ofrecer, pero no es requerido que tenga que trabajar más horas. * Work Tasks to Be Performed Specifically for This Job:*
This is a job description for field grown production, harvest, culture and care of nursery grown products. You'll typically be exposed to Dust, Dirt, Heat, and Cold, Fumes, Noise, Vibration and water. Physically expect to be
Lifting, Pulling, Reaching, Manipulating/Grasping, Carrying, Pushing, Shoveling, Bending, Twisting, Climbing and Squatting.
All tasks in this job description constitute one job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day. Employees must perform the assigned work, and may not perform
duties not included herein or work in areas not assigned without the specific authorization of the manager or supervisor.
APPLES Harvest: The Worker will hand harvest apples/pears 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 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 a 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 wooden bins, 4'x4'x3' which hold approximately 25 bushels of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times
to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. The Worker may be required to examine harvested fruit in 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.
PRUNING: Pruning numerous varieties of apple trees according to established company procedures based on the difference in the treatment of different varieties. Work will be performed on trees for long periods of time using a variety of pruning equipment including but not limited to hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws. Workers must possess ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Pruning may be done from the ground or a ladder up to 12 feet in height or from a motorized platform. The Worker may be required to selectively prune onl