This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2146907 Consultant, please conduct seated interview. Period of intended Employment: 2/1/2024-11/22/2024.

Location: Mattawa, Washington. Applicant \"MUST HAVE\" 3 months of experience.

Worker must possess 3 months of agricultural employment experience, handling both manual and mechanized tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Applicant must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Crops: Apples, cherries, grapes, and pears. Under the direction of a crew supervisor, this application encompasses the harvest of apples, cherries, grapes, and pears, as well as thinning, pruning, training, and other orchard labor. The worker will perform duties on a motorized platform, from the ground, and/ or utilizing a ladder. The worker must possess the ability to pick up and handle a 10 - 12 ft. orchard ladder. All other duties assigned under this order are those of the Farm Worker, Diversified Crops, Standard Occupational Classification (SOC): 45- 2092 job under the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The worker will be assigned work by the supervisor and may perform any of the duties herein. The worker will harvest in a safe, effective manner obeying all work and safety rules, being observant of moving equipment, slip and trip hazards, and other potentially dangerous situations, and reporting them to the supervisor. The worker will report all injuries: use safety procedures while sharpening knives and performing the job.Cherry Harvest: The worker will hand harvest marketable cherries on a motorized platform, from the ground and/or utilizing a ladder. Hand pick fruit leaving stems attached. The

worker will attach the harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit. The worker will pick according to grade, color, and size by grasping fruit with their hands and removing it from

the tree in a motion so as not to cause \"picker damage\" defined as harming adjacent buds on the tree branches, bruising, pulling stems or spurs. The Worker will place harvested fruit

at bottom of basket/bucket. The worker will carry a harness, bucket, or bag of up to 20-30lbs and will place fruit into plastic lugs. Identify defects (bird pecks, limb rubs, splits, sunburn)

and other damage. Follow supervisor/foreman\'s instructions on fruit quality. Must be able to differentiate between colors and sizes accurately.

Pear & Apple Harvest: The worker will spot and/or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. The worker will hand harvest marketable apple/ pears on a motorized platform, from the

ground and/ or utilizing a ladder. The worker will attach the harness, bucket or bag and pick 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 their hands and using their thumb to remove the fruit from the tree in a motion that will not harm

the buds on tree branches and avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Pick culls and peelers. The worker will carry the harness or bag of up to 60 lbs. and will place

the fruit into bins. The worker must exercise care at all times to prevent picker damage\", defined as bruising of fruit, stem/ spur punctures, clipper damage or other defects caused by

improper care or technique. Some workers may be tasked with examining harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color, and size specifications. Workers will

be directed to \"sort pick\", based on a pre-communicated color standard or removal of physiological defects (sunburn, diseased fruit).Grapes: Workers will plant, cultivate, maintain, and harvest grapes. Performs vineyard maintenance activities including, but not limited to, weed

control and trellis construction nd repair. Thin fruit and remove shoots, vines and leaves. Performs vineyard maintenance activities, including

weeding. Tie vines to trellises. Must possess the requisite skills and knowledge of what, when, where and how much to prune on a grape vine.

Identify and remove the proper canes and vines while retaining the fruiting wood and renewal spurs. Supervisors will explain and demonstrate

picking requirements to all workers at the start of the season and as needed thereafter to ensure quality standards. Bruised or damaged fruit will

be noted by supervisor(s) in a post inspection quality report.

Other Orchard Tasks: Walk through orchard and count number of trees in row. Requires standing. Spread plastic or other ground covering.

Apply and remove shade cloth. Clean plastic by hand from ground upon removal. Till soil. Weed and thin plants. Transplant plants by hand.

Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Cut and weed

fields. Apply mylar, and plant and band trees.The worker will prepare the land for agricultural use, maintain ground, and landscaping such as ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other

manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required.

Use hand tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, and saws. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Use power equipment

including but not limited to: tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sp