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****Jobseekers***** If you are interested in the position, meet the experience requirements, and are willing to commit to the entire contract period, please go to your local workforce center to be apprised of all terms and conditions of employment and application instructions. *****Position: Farmworker *****Requirements: Must have 3 months of experience Must be able to lift 65 pounds Exposure to extreme temperatures Extensive pushing or pulling Extensive sitting or walking Frequent stooping or bending over Repetitive Movements *****Job description: Workers will prune fruit trees and thin and harvest peaches, cherries, and grapes. Workers must be physically able to pick tree fruit, mostly from ladders, with lower branches being picked from the ground. A filled bucket weighing up to 35 lbs. is emptied into bulk bins. When necessary, workers are required to handle and pick fruit from ladders up to 7 ft. in length and weighing 15 to 25 pounds. A worker places a ladder firmly against or within a tree in a secure position so as not to break limbs or knock off fruit and to prevent slipping or falling. All fruit must be handled with care to avoid bruising. Each tree will be picked according to instructions given daily by the orchard foreman. Primary duty will be to harvest fruit; however, other duties will be offered, including hand thinning fruit, picking roots, rocks, and other debris, mulching, pruning, cutting shoots and suckers, raking cuttings and debris, pulling or cutting thorny plants, weeds, and vines from around trees, cleaning and clearing fence rows an farm buildings. May load and unload trucks, install irrigation equipment, and clean equipment. The employer expects workers to work with or without supervision on such tasks. Must safely maneuver ladders up to 24 feet long on steep and uneven terrain. Field supervision monitors workers to ensure the fruit is not bruised when picking. Workers must be willing to pick up dropped fruit from the ground as needed and directed. Must be able to sort out fruit with defects. The worker will perform a variety of tasks under supervision in vineyard operation. Primary tasks are grape production and agricultural activities, including planting and cultivating vines and harvesting grapes. Performs vineyard canopy management to permit light and air to circulate around grapevines, including thinning fruit and removing shoots and vines. Perform vineyard maintenance activities, such as weed control with mowers and chemicals. Installs and maintains vine trellises and ties vines to trellises. Assists in moving harvested fruit from the field to the processing area. Work is to be done for long periods of time. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing, and loading products. Workers will assist in loading trucks with products weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc., may affect workers ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the day's heat, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 32 to 100 F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers that are not severe enough to stop field operations. Workers should be physically able to do necessary work with or without reasonable accommodations. Saturday work is required. *****Anticipated hours of work per week: 40 hours a week *****Schedule: Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm Saturday 5 hours Sunday off *****Anticipated period of employment: 03/02/2025 to 10/31/2025 *****Application deadline: 07/01/2025 *****Job location: Paonia, CO *****Pay: $17.84 ****** Effective 1/1/25, overtime must be paid after 48 hours worked per week, or 56 hours worked per week for up to 22 peak weeks for highly seasonal employers. * *** Contact the local workforce center for more information. *****WFC STAFF: OFFICIAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT (ETA 790) IS ATTACHED TO THIS JOB POSTING UNDER DOCUMENTS