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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT AGRICULTURAL WORKER, X8, - GRANGER in Granger, Washington
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[This is a job order for cherries, apples, pears, peaches, and various vegetables and melons.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[This job opportunity is limited to qualified, available workers that are ]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}[currently]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold;="" text-decoration:="" underline"=""}[ eligible to work in the United States, per federal regulation.]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}
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[Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties related to the production of cherries, apples, pears, peaches, and various vegetables and melons. The majority of the work activities during the overall contract period, however, will be related to general farm work/irrigation/crop production.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[Duties related to general farm work may include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minor mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm machinery; operate vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing duties; recognize crop nutrient/moisture requirements an apply the appropriate care; mix and/or spray chemicals such as herbicides, fungicides, and pesticides (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable) by hand or machine; spread fertilizer; haul/spread soil or products to condition land; lift items such as rolls of plastic, bundles of wire, and rolls of drip tape overhead; read/interpret meters used to regulate/control environmental conditions; start fans that circulate air or light smudge pots or torches to prevent frost damage; mow/tend farm areas; paint/repair/maintain farm structures/grounds; perform general clean-up of farm areas and worksites; align, set up, adjust, and test machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment; mix/prepare specified materials or chemicals; fill sprayer tank with water and chemicals, according to formula; connect hoses and nozzles; drive machinery with implements to spray trees/crops; start motor and engage]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
[machinery such as sprayer agitator and pump; lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated area; manipulate controls to set, activate, and adjust mechanisms on machinery; observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions; operate hand sprayer or towed machine to spray crops; maintain, clean, and repair equipment, ]{times="" new="" roman""=""}