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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT AGRICULTURE, FARM WORKER TREE CROPS, X800, Granger, Outlook, Yakima, Selah, Toppenish, Tieton in Granger, Washington
[AGRICULTURE, FARM WORKER TREE CROPS, X800, Granger, Outlook, Yakima, Selah, Toppenish, Tieton]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}
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[This is a job order for field work and labor regarding all aspects of growing, caring for and harvesting tree fruits. Apples, cherries and pears.]{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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[Apples, cherries, and pears.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[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. Cares for trees during growing process- recognize tree disease such as blighted branches in apples & pears and gummosis in cherries. Harvest preparation including spreading liners in bins, rolling bins into blocks by hand. Propping and tying of apple and cherry trees and limbs. Repair sprinklers on overhead cooling system. Load and unload empty bins by hand and place in orchard. Conduct mechanical work at the worksite as required or need it. 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. Farm clean up tasks to include picking up garbage around the orchard, removing old string and wire from trellis and orchard blocks, and other hand tasks. Work in nursery environment performing various job duties such as hoeing, weeding, planting and irrigating.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[Worker will care for young non-producing fruit trees including weeding, hoeing, trunk painting, hand fertilizing and growth selection b ]{times="" new="" roman""=""}