AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT OPERATOR/AGRICULTURAL WORKER, X16, - BINGEN
This job opportunity is limited to qualified, available workers that are currently eligible to work in the United States, per federal regulation.
This is a job order for tree fruit and row crops
THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown crop. The worker must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Furthermore, the Worker must be able to use scissor like clippers. This process requires the worker to remove, in some cases not limited to the smallest blossom, bud and/or identifiable crop from within a cluster of other crops. The Worker will be expected to be able to
identify and remove crops that are misshapen, damaged and/or with other quality problems as directed by supervisors. Thinning may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder.
TRAINING: Training is a process in which the plants/trees are manipulated to increase yield and/or quality. The worker must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds. Training may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or ladder. Some example training tasks are but not limited to: Tying, taping or clipping tree limbs to wires. Tying up or down tree limbs. Training and limb positioning of
trees. Shoot thinning, sucker removal, cluster thinning, shoot positioning, hedging, or leaf removal on plants, propping and supporting trees or crops.
PRUNING: Pruning Fruit trees according to established company procedures. Work will be performed on trees Of crops for long periods of time using a variety of pruning equipment including but not limited to hand shears, hand loppers, hand saws, clippers etc. Furthermore, the worker 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 only trees or crops of a certain size and color as instructed by the crew supervisor.
Other Job Specifications Include: THIS IS A DESCRIPTION FOR ROW CROPS
1. Pick row crops according to instructions of supervisor.
2. Exercise care to prevent bruising or breaking of trees/fruit or row crop,
3. Farm clean up tasks to include picking up garbage around the farm and other hand tasks.
4. Planting cabbage, zucchini, squash, tomatoes, eggplant, cucumbers and peppers, and flowers
5. Pick green beans, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, eggplant, corn, green cabbage, cucumber, spinach, cilantro, squash, green onions, kale, beets, cherries, peaches, nectarines, and apricots.
6. Weeding, sorting, packing, and bunching in packing shed- green onions, spinach, green beans, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, corn, green cabbage, cucumbers, cilantro, zucchini, squash, beets, kale, cherries, peaches, nectarines, and apricots.
1. The Worker will care for young non-producing fruit trees including but not limited to weeding, hoeing, trunk painting, hand fertilizing and growth selection by hand and clipping.
2. Provide general labor to assist in the establishment of new orchard properties by clearing property, planting trees, building trellis, repair and spreading of composted
material and any other labor considered necessary for the efficient structure of new orchard properties.
3. To care for trees during the growing process and recognize tree diseases.
4. Repair sprinklers on overhead cooling system. Set up and operate irrigation equipment.
Fruit Harvest: Worker will hand harvest cherries apricots and peaches. Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit while standing or on a
ladder. 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. Worker will carry harness, bucket, or bag of up to 20 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.
Job duties continued:
1. Harvest preparation including spreading liners in bins, rolling bins into blocks by hand.
2. Load and unload empty bins by hand and place in orchard.
3. Hand harvesters may be required to selectively pick only fruit of a certain color and/or size as instructed by the supervisor.
4. Hand harvesters will be required to handle fruit carefully and not bruise or damage fruit when it is placed in the bin.
5. Swamping of full fruit buckets into bins at harvest
6. Observation of bruised, damaged or cull fruit by the supervisor will result in a bad bin mark and after three bad bin marks, the employees will receive disciplinary action up to and including termination. A bad bin mark occurs when a bin is inspected and a significant number of culls, bruised or damaged are found by the supervisors.
Workers can also:
1. Operate or tend equipment used in agricultural production and field preparation such as tractors, irrigation equipment, 4-wheelers, trucks, and other commonly used equipment in agriculture.
2. Operate tractors to mow, weed spray and move bin/tote trailers in the orchard and fields.
3. Load chemicals in addition to operating tractors pulling air blast sprayers.
4. lnstall monitor, maintain and repair the irrigation system for a specified areas of the farm.
5. Spray fertilizer or pesticide solutions to control insects, fungus and weed growth, and diseases, using hand sprayers.
6. Drive vehicles to haul crops, supplies, tools, or farm workers.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
3 months of tree fruit and row crop experience
Able to lift and/or load 60lbs continuously.
HOURS/DAYS/SCHEDULE
The contract period is from 3/24/2024 to 11/8/2024
Working 40 hours, 7 hours a day Monday – Friday and 5 hours on Saturday
SALARY/WAGE/BENEFITS:
No worker will be paid less than the AEWR of $19.25 per hour
The payroll period shall be semi-monthly.
The employer will furnish, without charge, all tools, supplies and personal protective equipment required in the performance of the specified work.
The Employer will furnish cooking facilities with working appliances, hot water, a place to prepare food at no cost to employees occupying employer-provided housing.
Employees will purchase their own food and prepare their own meals. In the event that it becomes necessary for the employer to provide 3 meals a day to the workers, the employer will deduct $15.46 per day or the current allowable charge as designated by the DOL from each worker’s pay.
Transportation costs to the job site for domestic workers from outside the local commuting distance of the job site will be reimbursed by the employer after 50% of the contract period. In order to comply with the FLSA, the employer will advance any amount owed prior to the first paycheck. Workers who do not complete 50% of the contract will have the advance deducted from their final paycheck.
Transportation costs from the job site to the workers home will be provided to those domestic workers that complete the entire contract period.
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.
Full employment description of employer benefits is available from the employer.
CLOSING DATE/DEADLINE
Employer will accept referrals until July 17, 2024
HOW TO APPLY/REQUEST A REFERRAL
This employer has asked WorkSource to refer only fully qualified applicants for this job. If you would like to request a referral, please contact any WorkSource office for detailed instructions on how to apply.
Job ID: 268892724
WorkSource is an equal opportunity employer and provider of employment and training services. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to persons with disabilities.
In view of the statutorily established basic function of the ES as a no-fee labor exchange, that is, as a forum for bringing together employers and job seekers, neither the ETA nor the SWAs are guarantors of the accuracy or truthfulness of information contained on job orders submitted by employers. Nor does any job order accepted or recruited upon by the ES constitute a contractual job offer to which the ETA or a SWA is in any way a party.
Washington Relay Services: 711
Staff Special Instructions
Please follow the link to the side by side checklist, Workers' rights trifold and a copy of the complete job order for inspection.