Farm Worker

Anticipated period of employment: 05/15/25 to 11/15/25.All applicants must have at least 3 months experience pruning commercial fruit bearing trees. Workers will be performing any of the duties listed as 45-2092.02 Farmworkers and laborers- Fruits. Must be able to work in the hot humid weather for extended periods of time. Workers may be subject to random drug testing at no cost to the employee. Peaches, Nectarines & Apples: Workers will perform various tasks involved in planting, cultivating, and harvesting fruit according to supervisors instructions. Workers may till soil, plant stock and do pruning activates using a variety of mechanical and non-mechanical tools. May remove blossoms to improve yield and quality. May aid in irrigation duties, May aid in minor repair of wooden fruit containers. Workers may thin and/or harvest fruit. Workers will harvest fruit according to color, size and degree of maturity as specified by supervisor and place into half bushel baskets taking the extra time, care, and effort not to bruise or scar the fruit. Workers may windrow bull containers or carry full containers weighing approximately 50 lbs. to truck or trailer and stack according to supervisors specifications. Fruit thinners will thin fruit using hands and/or bat to knock off excess fruit, spacing remaining peaches approximately one hand width apart, taking care to walk around entire tree before moving onto next. Workers will be required on stay on their assigned row See ETA 790 attachments for full job description.Only workers meeting all qualifications on the job order should be referred by the Job Service Office. Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order (ETA 790/790A) and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract they may call or email the employer directly to schedule an interview Monday- Thursday from 9am to 3pm. No applicants are to just show up without a schedule interview. See AOSOS comment section before making any referrals.