Farm Workers Laboorers​/Trabajadoras agrícolas

Job Description

Job opportunity limited to qualified, available workers currently eligible to work in the United States, per federal regulation.

Crop and Pay:
Blueberries – $17.13 per hour. Paid bi weekly.

Cosecha y Pago:
Arándano – $17.13 per hour. Pagado cada dos semanas.

Farm workers/Laborers (blueberry)

• THINNING: manually control size and quality of fruit; pick up a 10‑foot orchard ladder weighing 40 pounds; remove smallest fruit bud or identifiable fruit from cluster; remove misshapen, damaged or other quality problems as directed.
• Pruning: hand prune trees on motorized platform, from ground or ladder; use hand shears, loppers, saws; selectively prune trees by size and color as instructed; remove stubs, broken, downward‑growing, rubbing, shaded interior branches, dead wood, shoots and suckers; may use chainsaw, pole saw or other power tools.
• Blueberry Harvest: operate mechanical harvester; hoe, pull weeds; manually handle and sort berries on machine by size, weight, color, condition; routine maintenance checks at shift start and during day; drive through furrows; load trays; run frontend loader; place trays on semi‑trailers; wash machine daily with power washer and chlorine; manage trays and pallets.
• Other Tasks: general labor to assist in establishing new orchard or field properties—clearing property, planting trees, building trellises, repair and other labor; irrigation system installation—distribute materials, assemble pipe, fittings, valves, attach tubing; dig and shovel work; trellis system construction—distribute posts, dig holes, position, tamp soil, unroll wire, install anchors and build anchor assemblies.