Orchard & Nursery General Labor

About the role

Primary job in June-October will be harvesting apples and peaches for fresh fruit market and processing. Workers must be able to lift 50 lb picking bags as well as a ladder and be able to maintain a picking rate of at least 16 bags per hour. Workers must be able to pick bruise free fruit and may have samples taken randomly to examine the quality of their picking. Other primary work will be nursery tree propagation (budding), digging, grading and bundling nursery trees to prepare for shipment. Secondary work will include picking peach seeds, planting, training, weeding, placing or removing tree guards, trimming, thinning and other general care associated with fruit trees and could include the occasional use of tractor.

Responsibilities

• Lift 50 lbs.
• Pick bruise-free fruit
• Harvest apples and peaches for fresh fruit market and processing
• Nursery tree propagation (budding)
• Digging, grading, and bundling nursery trees
• Picking peach seeds
• Planting, training, weeding, placing or removing tree guards, trimming, thinning
• Occasional use of tractor

Requirements

• 3 months experience in duties listed
• Lifting requirement 50 lbs.
• Exposure to extreme temperatures
• Extensive pushing or pulling
• Extensive sitting or walking
• Frequent stooping or bending over
• Repetitive movements

Qualifications

General conditions: A normal work week is Monday to Friday 7AM to 4PM with a 1-hour unpaid lunch break. There will also be two 10-minute paid breaks during the shift. Work schedules may vary in order to work around extreme weather conditions or other conditions that may affect the work or may be beyond the employer's control, such as the status of the crop. If work is available beyond normal work days, employer may offer but not require worker an opportunity to work additional hours or on the weekend. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned supervisor each day. Employees may be requested to work extended hours on a daily basis depending on the conditions and readiness of crops but will not be required to exceed 40 hours in a week. workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of the weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer's control.

Skills

None specifically mentioned in the job posting.

Benefits

None specifically mentioned in the job posting.

Pay

$17.99 - $19.50 per hour

Schedule

First Shift (Day), 40 hours per week

Contact Information

• Name: Adams County Nursery, Inc.
• Email: Not provided
• By Phone: Call Mikel Ann Grimm at 7178292933

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