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All workers should have at least 3 months experience hand harvesting fruit on a commercial farm. Applicants

must be able to furnish affirmative job references from recent employers. Must be physically able to meet

and perform all job specifications stated in job order. Workers are subject to random drug testing at no cost

to the employee. All drug testing will occur after the worker begins his or her employment and is not a part of

the interview process. Failing or refusing a drug test will result in immediate termination. Worker\'s

Compensation Insurance Carrier: Phoenix Insurance Co (PHX) Policy Number: UB4K071969 Contact

information for person who is to be notified in order to file a claim: Aaron TeCroney at 716-664-0408

Vineyard: Workers involved in vineyard maintenance may be required to hoe vines, girdle, spread fertilizer,

pick up roots and limbs, strip suckers or unwanted growth from vines, dig root suckers, knock or trim fruit off

vines, remove vines, lay irrigation pipe, repair and maintain drip system, and strap and tie vines. Workers

may be asked to perform varying degrees of canopy management, as well as harvest, prepare, and plant

vines/stock/cuttings for new plantings. Worker may be asked to place grape crates into rows or lift protective

netting before hand harvest begins. Worker carefully removes bunches of grapes from vine with grape

scissors or pruning tool, carefully places the fruit into a crate to specifications until full and not heaping.

Worker places full crate onto wagon or walks full crates to end of row, later to be placed on wagon. Cycle

repeats until the end of the shift or until supervisor assigns a different task. Crate weighs up to 50 lbs. The

duties include hand harvesting without pulling too hard as to damage the fruit or plants, carrying the fruit to

a central location, hand sorting grapes on sorting table, and any other duties that are assigned. Workers may

be asked to load and operate crate washing machine. Workers may be asked to tie nets which were raised to

expose fruit for harvest near top of trellising system. Employer will provide all equipment. Instruction will be

given for each task and expectations will be communicated to workers. The expectations for these duties will

change based on crop and weather conditions. Therefore, workers will be expected to work diligently.

Employer will review workers\' productivity at the end of a given pay period and not on a daily basis. If

workers fail to keep up with the expected diligent work pace, workers may be offered alternate work, if

available, or, after notice, workers may be terminated for cause.

Free family housing is not available, and it is not a prevailing practice in the area of intended employment to

provide family housing to temporary or seasonal farmworkers. Housing is provided at no cost to workers who

are not reasonably able to return the same day to their place of residence. This paragraph applies to such

workers only. Housing is not provided to non workers. Housing capacity is strictly regulated by the US

Department of Labor, and no person, other than the eligible employees authorized by the employer, may

occupy, or remain overnight in employer-provided housing. The housing is offered as temporary in-season

(during the employment period only) housing provided for migrant agricultural workers while they are

employed at farms beyond normal commuting distance from their residence. Workers provided housing by

the employer must vacate the housing upon termination of employment, in compliance of local/state

tenancy laws. No charge will be made for beds or cooking utensils and similar items furnished to workers to

whom housing is provided hereunder. All housing is group housing in which all workers will share kitchen and

common areas without regard to gender. Female workers, however, will be provided with sleeping facilities

shared only with other family members or with other females. Sex segregated toilets facilities will be

provided as needed. Workers who reside in such housing agree to be responsible for maintaining the housing

in a neat and clean manner. Workers will be terminated for willful damage of the employers housing and

furnishings. Workers residing in employer\'s housing may have mail directed to them at the employer\'s

address on attached addendum. When public accommodations or another substantially similar class of

habitation which will meet local, state and federal standards for such housing. Workers will be terminated if

found responsible for damage to employer owned housing. Housing will be kept clean & remain in

compliance with OSHA farm labor camp standards when occupied. Workers are responsible for keeping the

housing clean. Employer will ensure that housing is kept in compliance with OSHA farm labor camp standards

when occupied. Residents are req