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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT FARMWORKER, X240, Yakima, Wapato, Zillah, Selah, Royal City, Othello, Moxee, Eltopia, Mesa, Quincy in Selah, Washington
[FARMWORKER, X240, Yakima, Wapato, Zillah, Selah, Royal City, Othello,]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}
[Moxee, Eltopia, Mesa, Quincy]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}
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[This is a job order for field work and labor for growing and maintaining Blueberries and Cherries.]{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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[Blueberries and Cherries. ]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[Planting: Propagate plants by placing buds/scions. Plant seedlings or 'liners' by hand or with a mechanical planter. Clear cull stock, brush, and debris. Dig holes and shovel dirt. Tree Training: hoeing, tree painting, and weed mat application. Tie/position trees and limbs, together and to trellises, using string, tape, wire or other fasteners and supports.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[Thinning: Hand thin to control the size and quality of fruit. Remove fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Must accurately identify and remove misshapen, damaged or otherwise unmarketable fruit.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[Pruning: Hand pruning is based on fruit variety. Use manual and mechanized pruning tools and equipment. Identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches, branches rubbing against each other, shaded interior branches, dead wood and shoots-suckers. Use/handle ladders up to 12 ft. in length or perform work on motorized platform.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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