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Consultant, please conduct seated interview. Period of intended Employment: 1/15/2024-11/14/2024.

Location: Yakima, Washington. Applicant \"MUST HAVE\" 3 months of experience.

Job Duties and Requirements:

Enjoys working in a fast-paced, high-energy environment. Excellent communication skills in English and

Spanish preferred, but not required. The ability to solve mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical problems

on farm equipment is preferred, but not required.

Basic Job Requirements: Exposure to extreme temperatures, Extensive pushing or pulling, Extensive

sitting or walking, Frequent stooping or bending over, Lifting requirement ___60_____ lbs. Repetitive

movements.

Workers will perform van driving duties, as well as general farm labor and harvesting labor required

when not driving. Van drivers pick up workers from the housing sites/pick up points and drop them off at

the worksite. At the end of the workday, Van driver will take the workers back to the housing sites/pick

up points. Drivers are also responsible, during the workday, for filling the vehicle with gasoline and

keeping it clean. Van drivers perform MSPA and related paperwork (i.e., logging) as required by law. Van

drivers will be required to perform daily maintenance checks. Daily logs will be either in paper or

electronic forms. Van Driver Specifications: For those drivers transporting workers in WA State 12/15

passenger 1. Employee may drive Van over the road. 2. Employee will pick up workers from different

housing sites/pick up points and take them to an assigned work site and at the end of the work day. Van

driver will then transport employees back to housing sites. If it is pay day or grocery day, Van Driver will

transport them to local grocery stores and or banks. 3. In order to drive a Van, Employees must possess a

valid drivers\' license (state issued) and must be able to pass Class B Physical exam and register as an FLCE

driver. Or Mexican Drivers license will be used to apply for FLCE certificate. The employer will be

responsible for the cost of the Driver\'s License, Class B Physical Exam, and registration as an FLCE driver

(if any). All employees in this position (H-2A as well as corresponding domestic workers), will be given

the opportunity to obtain a driver\'s license (DL) and register as an FLCE driver on a voluntary basis. The

DL and FLCE Certificate are not a pre-hire job requirement. No job applicant will be denied an

employment opportunity due to a lack of a DL or FLCE Certificate at the time of application and/or hiring.

Further, no worker (H-2A or corresponding domestic worker) will be terminated for failure to obtain a DL

or FLCE Certificate. Drivers must not have a license that has been revoked or a license restricted by a

court for a driving offense and that is valid under Washington State rules and be accepted by the

employer\'s insurance carrier. Cherry, Apple and Pear Harvest: The worker will hand harvest fruit on a

motorized platform, from the ground and/ or utilizing a ladder. The worker will attach the harness,

bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit. The worker will pick according to grade, color and size by

grasping fruit with their hands and removing it from the tree in a motion that will not harm buds on tree

branches. The worker will carry the harness, bucket or bag of fruit and will place the fruit into lugs. The

worker must exercise care at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Some workers

may be tasked with examining harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color

and size specifications. Additional Duties: Caring for trees during growing process. Monitoring tree

disease such as blighted bra nches in apples and gummosis in cherries. Harvest preparation including

spreading liners in bins and rolling bins into blocks by hand. Loading and unloading empty bins by hand.

Sorting fruit during harvest and verifying quality of fruit Farm clean up tasks to include picking up

garbage around the orchard, removing old string/ wire from trellis/ orchard blocks and other tasks.

Operating farm machinery and/ or motorized vehicles to assist in orchard work and transporting fruit,

materials, supplies and workers. Maintenance tasks for farm machinery. Assisting Orchard Manager in

daily duties Bin repair. This application encompasses general farm labor and labor for the raising and

harvest of apples, pears, and cherries. The anticipated hours listed represent the normal work schedule.

Due to the nature of these crops, weather, and the requirement to