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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT FARMWORKER LABORER, X89, Wapato, Zillah, Granger, Prosser in Donald, Washington
[FARMWORKER LABORER, X89, Wapato, Zillah, Granger, Prosser ]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}
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[This is a job order for field work and labor for growing and maintaining apples, pears, cherries, apricot, nectarines, and peaches, plus other job duties during harvest. ]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[This job opportunity is limited to qualified, available workers that are ]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}[currently]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold;="" text-decoration:="" underline"=""}[ eligible to work in the United States, per federal regulation.]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}
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[Apples, pears, cherries, apricot, nectarines, and peaches]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[APRICOT/NECTARINE and PEACH Harvest: Worker will hand harvest apricots, nectarines and peaches. Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit while standing on a ladder. Worker will pick according to grade, color and size by grasping fruit with the hands and removing from the tree in motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on the tree branches. Worker will carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 22 lbs. and will place fruit into bins which hold approximately 450 pounds of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[NURSERY TREE DUTIES - Nursery tree digging and tree training including but not limited to bamboo stakes, pruning, planting and falling.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[THINNING: Thinning is a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. The Worker must possess the ability to pick up, handle a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing 40 p ]{times="" new="" roman""=""}