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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT Orchard Worker, X1050, Wapato, Sunnyside, Zillah, Wapato, Mattawa, Outlook, Grandview, Othello, Burb in Donald, Washington
[Orchard Worker, X1050, Wapato, Sunnyside, Zillah, Wapato, Mattawa, Outlook, Grandview, Othello, Burbank, Prosser, Pasco, Royal City, Tieton, Yakima]{times="" new="" roman";="" font-weight:="" bold"=""}
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[This is a job order for field work and labor for growing and maintaining apples 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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[Apples, cherries.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[Orchard clean-up or clearing, planting trees, building and/or repairing tree trellises, removal of strings and wire from trellises and other hand tasks, including placement of pheromone lures in the orchard. Care of young non-producing fruit trees, including weeding, hoeing, tree trunk painting, and growth modification by hand or clipping. Training of apple and cherry trees to trellises including clipping and tying limbs and/or shoots to the wire. Must be able to train trees to trellis without constant management supervision. Propping and tying of apple, cherry trees and limbs. Training and limb positioning of apple peach, nectarine, apricot and cherry trees. Installation and repair of bird netting and shade cloth.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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[Use power equipment including but not limited to: 4-wheelers, ATVs, tractors, planters, mowers, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, chain saws, high lifts, fork lifts, skid loaders. Must operate agricultural equipment safely, with or without direction. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions.]{times="" new="" roman""=""}
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