agricultural equipment operator

Workers will perform various tasks involved in planting, cultivating, pruning, thinning, tree-training, and harvesting apples & peaches according to supervisors’ instructions. These duties include tilling soil & applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, hand-thinning, pruning crops & applying pesticides; hand- harvesting fruits; cleaning, packing, and loading harvested products; constructing, repairing & maintaining orchard trellis system; repairing fences, wooden bins; assisting with irrigation activities; informing farmers or farm managers of crop progress and orchard conditions; performing general farm work. Workers may need to operate tractors, forklifts, mechanized farm equipment, or farm vehicles for some farm tasks. Operate trucks or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (weather on or off the 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 the farm 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 requir ed to possess an appropriate license, no one will be rejected for this position that does not possess a drivers

license.Workers will be expected to conform to the specific instructions given by the supervisor for each day’s work. The activities outlined in the job description will be conducted solely on the worksite which is owned and operated by the employer