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West Virginia Employer Orchard Laborer in Inwood, West Virginia

9-Temporary, seasonal work in Inwood, WV from 8/19/24 to 10/19/24. Work schedule is Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday 7 a.m. to noon, weather permitting. This job requires 3 months experience working in an orchard picking tree fruit by hand. The main job task will be picking apples. Lower branches are picked from standing on the ground. Ladders up to 22 feet long and weighing up to 50 pounds are used to pick upper branches. Must be physically able to climb a ladder as well as move it throughout the orchard. Picked fruit will be placed in a molded-plastic canvas-covered picking bucket or another vessel. Buckets may weigh up to 60 pounds when full. All fruit must be handled with care to avoid bruising and damage. Good quality work is essential to produce a marketable product. Injured fruit must not be exceeding 2% as defined in the U.S. standards for grades. Must be physically able to lift 60 pounds. There may be exposure to pesticides, extreme temperatures, light rain, and allergens. Workers must be able to perform manual activities with accuracy and efficiency. Piece rate will be in effect for apple picking $0.75 per 1 bushel box. Workers are expected to meet a productivity standard of picking 16 bushels per hour when picking apples unless an adverse picking condition exists (such as sparse trees) which will be determined by the employer. Other tasks will be paid hourly. Orchard maintenance, such as trimming and pruning trees, may be done. Hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks and shears may be used. Must have documents to complete an I-9 Employment Eligibility Certificate, if hired. Local referrals only. Must have daily transportation to the worksite Note: 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;

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