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Ohio State Job Bank Farmworker in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Reference this job order number when inquiring about this position. Inquiries must be made prior to 08/05/2025.
Originating state and job order # Michigan - 9989724
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 04/15/2025-12/01/2025. Must agree to work Mon-Fri, 8 hours per day, Sat, 8 hours. 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: 3
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have at least 0 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires ability to lift 60 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. A. PRUNING (20%) Pruning and removing excess plant tissue using hedge shears, pruning shears, or mechanical hand pruners. Pruning may involve removing excess growth, diseased growth, or modifying growth. Modifying growth can also include tying plant growth to various types of trellising systems. B. WEEDING (19.5%) Removal of noxious plant material from the ground using a hoe, rake, or shears, or removal by chemical means using a backpack sprayer or farm utility vehicle. C. SPRAYING (0.5%) Operation of tractor with low-volume sprayer. Training will be provided. Spraying will be voluntary assignments after regular hours. D. PICKING (45%) Picking strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, grapes, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, and elderberries. Each fruit is removed by hand at the proper stage of ripeness, no more than three at a time. In the case of grapes, one cluster is removed at a time. Fruit is deposited in a tray which holds 3 pounds of fruit. The tray (a "flat") of fruit, which is secured in a wire picking stand, is carried down the row foot by foot. Approximately once per hour all fruit picked is transported to the cooling facility by farm utility vehicle where