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All applicants must be willing, able and qualified to perform the work described in the job order and must be available for entire period of employment specified in Box 3 & 4 on Page 1. This work order is for willing, able and qualified people to perform a variety of orchard work including harvesting and packing apples at an apple orchard. Packing line work includes but is not limited to: sorting apples according to size, color and grade; lining boxes, cartons or crates with treated paper or cardboard, placing apples in containers for storage and/or shipment; weighing, branding, and stamping grade and date packed on container; packing apples according to quality standards and method of employer; and moving, lifting and carrying boxes up to 50 pounds. Workers must be able to perform general orchard work and harvest apples, pears, peaches, and other fruit as season and conditions allow. Workers will be outside in varied weather conditions with temperatures as low as 0 degrees and as high as 90 degrees. Orchard workers must be able to plant, prune, water and train trees. Workers will perform other field work such as weeding, thinning, hoeing, and other duties related to the planting and maintenance of berries. Workers will operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmer\'s fields); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, bank, or laundry facilities on an as needed basis. Those that are requested to drive will be required to possess a valid drivers license, no worker will be rejected for not having a drivers license. Workers may need to drive tractor, pick up brush from orchard floor, repair broken bins, put out tree labels and signs in the orchard, as well as perform other farm related duties as the need arises. Workers may drive truck to remove apple bins from the outlying orchards at harvest time. Workers must be able to press and bottle apples into cider and clean cider equipment. Workers must be able to slice apples and clean slicing equipment. Workers must be able to pick apples and handle and climb a 20-foot ladder repetitively while carrying a picking bucket which is harnessed over the workers shoulders. During harvest, productivity must be at least 60 1-1/8-bushel boxes per 7 hours worked with no more than 5% bruising for fresh market. Employer will provide 1 day of training and allow 2 days of work for the worker to reach production standards. Workers must be able to work on a cider press team which includes 8 hours of standing while working per day. The proper Person Protective Equipment will be provided to include hearing protection and gloves. Additional work includes beginning of the day tasking meeting and end of the day cleanup. Work requires long periods of standing, bending, carrying and kneeling. Workers must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds and be available to work Monday through Saturday. Employer will furnish the first set of all tools and equipment required at no cost to workers replacing broken tools is up to the sole discretion of the company. . Workers may require to work 9 hours shift on Monday through Saturday between the hours of 7:00am - 7:00pm. Workers will be given 30 minutes of unpaid time for lunch. Beginning and ending times will vary depending on the conditions in the orchard, customer orders and other needs. Workers must be able to take direction in simple English.