Job Information
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT 24-224 Farm workers/laborers and 137 workers needed, Burbank, Pasco, Kennewick, WA in Burbank, Washington
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This job opportunity is limited to qualified, available workers that are currently eligible to work in the United States, per federal regulation.
Esta oportunidad de trabajo está limitada a trabajadores calificados y disponibles que actualmente son elegibles para trabajar en los Estados Unidos, según la regulación federal.
Work Tasks to be performed
· THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of fruit.
o Laborers will use their hands or small tools to remove blossoms, buds, or small fruit from within clusters.
o Laborers must be able to visually identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged or has other quality problems, as directed by supervisors.
o Thinning may be performed from a motorized platform, from a 12-foot ladder the employee erects, or from the ground.
o The Laborer must possess the ability to pick up, carry, erect, and climb a ladder up to 12-feet in length, weighing up to 40 pounds, to perform the work.
· TRAINING: Training is a process in which the tree branches are tied to a trellis wire using tape or wire, or clipped to the ground, or otherwise shaped using spreaders or other small wood and metal tools. Specific examples of training activities are as follows:
o Tying, taping, or clipping apple/cherry limbs and grapevines to wires or tapes.
o Tying up or down apple/cherry limbs and grapevines using string or tape.
o Training and limb positioning of apple/cherry trees and grapevines.
o Scoring limbs with a blade near a bud to help promote branching.
o Shoot thinning, sucker removal, cluster thinning, shoot positioning, hedging, or leaf removal.
o Propping and supporting apple/cherry trees and grapevines.
o Training may be performed from a motorized platform, from a 12-foot ladder the employee erects, or from the ground.
o The Laborer must possess the ability to pick up, carry, erect, and climb a ladder up to 12-feet in length, weighing up to 40 pounds, to perform the work.
· PRUNING: Pruning is the act of removing vegetative material from the tree to promote growth, remove excess foliage and branching, or allow for increased sunlight. Specific pruning methods vary between crops (apples -- cherries -- grapes) and between varieties.
o Laborers will use various tools and techniques to prune away vegetative leaves and branches using hand shears, hand loppers, other loppers, clippers, hand saws, pole saws, chain saws or other sharp handheld implements.
o Laborers will be required to selectively prune only trees or grapevines of a certain size and/or color as instructed by the crew supervisor.
o Laborers will be required to selectively prune individual branches or vines meeting specific criteria such as size, color, growing direction, position on tree, position to sun, broken branches, branches which rub each other or the trellis structure, branches which are shading the tree's interior, dead wood, and shoots or suckers as instructed by a crew supervisor.
o Laborers are expected to possess or acquire skills to identify branches or vines to be pruned and how to use pruning tools effectively and safely.
o Pruning may be performed from a motorized platform, from