orchard worker

Culturas/Mercadorias:

Maçãs, pêssegos, mirtilos, morangos, framboesas, amoras, abóboras.

Funções primárias (desempenhou a maioria das jornadas de trabalho):

Plantar, cultivar e colher frutas e hortaliças. Use ferramentas manuais, incluindo, mas não se limitando a: pás, enxadas e facas. Plante raízes, sementes e bulbos. Espalhe plástico ou outra cobertura do solo. Limpe o plástico manualmente do chão após a remoção. Até o solo. Erva daninha e plantas finas. Transplant plants by hand. Stake/tie plants, trellis/prune plants, and set poles and wires for vine plants. Pick, cut, lift, or pull crops. Grade, size and field pack product. Take care to prevent damaging produce and plants. Work in fields. Prune, plant, cultivate and hand-harvest berries. Spread and remove ground covers. Trellis berry plants. Train berry canes. Monitor growth for tipping/pruning. Colher/colher bagas de acordo com os padrões de qualidade. Carregar/transportar bagas colhidas. Pode ser necessário conduzir ocasionalmente o trator. Os trabalhadores que foram treinados no Mt Airy Orchards podem operar tratores e equipamentos de pulverização.

Plantio: Propague as plantas colocando botões/enxertos. Plante mudas ou 'forros' manualmente ou com plantadeira mecânica. Limpe o estoque de abate, a escova e os detritos. Cavar buracos e limpar a sujeira. Build tree trellises; which includes digging holes, placing posts, stringing wire, and tying conduit to wire. Tree Training: hoeing, tree painting, weed mat application. Tie/position trees and limbs, together and to trellises, using string, tape, wire or other fasteners and supports. Thinning: Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit. Pruning: Hand pruning based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers.

Use/handle ladders up to 18 ft. in length and weighing up to 50 lbs. or perform work on motorized platform. Harvest: Spot and/or strip pick fruit based on seasonal need. Snap fruit off tree with thumb and palm of hand to avoid stem pulls, punctures, bruising, or other damage. Zero tolerance for bruising. Pick culls and peelers. Fill fruit buckets and place fruit in bins. Follow supervisor/foreman's instructions on color/size requirements. Must be able to differentiate between colors and fruit varieties accurately.

Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job.

Workers should be able to do the work required with or without reasonable accommodations.

Workers -who fail to perform their duties in a timely and proficient manner will be provided up to three warnings, and will be coached/instructed on working faster and more efficiently. Worker may be terminated upon issuance of third warning.

Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.