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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT Farmworkers, laborers and Agricultural equipment operators, X200, Yakima, Zillah, Sunnyside, Outlook in Yakima, Washington
[Farmworkers, laborers and Agricultural equipment operators, X200, Yakima, Zillah, Sunnyside, Outlook]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}
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[Workers will harvest apples, plant, thin, prune, train apple trees, perform orchard labor, perform duties on a motorized platform, from the ground and/or utilizing a ladder.]{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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[Apple Harvest: Worker will hand harvest apples. Worker will attach harness, bucket or bag and pick low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher branches 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 a motion so as not to harm adjacent buds on the tree branches. Worker will carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 60 lbs. and will place fruit into wooden bins, 47" x 47" x 24.5" which hold approximately 25 bushels of fruit. Care must be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. Some workers may be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications. Apple harvest operations may be conducted as a 24-hour operation during peak harvest. Additional shifts may be implemented to fulfill harvest needs.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[Care must be taken when picking so as not to damage or bruise fruit. Workers must be able to pick and dump fruit without stem pulls, punctures, bruising or other damage which diminishes quality. Observation of bruised, damaged or cull fruit by the checker will result in a written]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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