Job Information
Confidential Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery and Greenhouse in Berlin Heights, Ohio
Reference this job order number when inquiring about this position. Inquiries must be made prior to 10/12/2024.
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 08/12/2024-12/13/2024. Must agree to work Mon-Fri, 8 hours per day. Employer will provide transportation from employer provided living quarters to work site every day. Must read, and agree to, all terms and conditions of employment prior to a referral to the employer.
OPENINGS: 5
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have at least 0 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, ability to lift 30 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling, drug screen, criminal background check.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Pruning: - Work Involves cutting strategic branches out of either cherry, peach, plum or apple trees as directed by farm managers. Work will involve carrying and climbing a 30-pound ladder to a standing height of 5 feet above. - grade. Work will involve use of 36" wooden-handled pruning shears and/or hand held small shears. Work will involve pulling by hand new vertical growth (called "suckers") in apple trees. Additional equipment could include battery-powered hand shears? moving parts with blades must be handled with the utmost care. - Work also involved the operation of a 3-wheeled, self-propelled pruning tower. This is a gas-powered vehicle requiring frequent maintenance and familiarity with mechanical equipment. - Heavy branches in older trees require the use of a chainsaw. Thinning: - Work entails selectively removing small fruit (approx. +1/2 in diameter) of peach and apple to a desired spacing on the tree to allow better fruit growth and healthier, more consistent production. - Work entails carrying and climbing a 30-pound ladder to a standing height of 5 feet above grade. Work may entail the use of a 24" padded wooden club to bre