Employer is looking to fill (320) Farmworker/Laborer positions. This is a temporary, full-time, seasonal position from 7/25/2026-11/30/2026 in Umatilla County, OR and Chelan County, WA.
Requirements: No experience required.
Employer Notes: Employer agrees to provide housing for those who are not reasonably able to return to their residence at the end of the workday. Employer agrees to provide transportation between the employer provided housing and the employer's place(s) of employment at no cost to the worker. Employer agrees to provide to the worker, without charge or deposit charge, all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the duties assigned.
Job Duties: Maneuver 60lbs. May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, sitting and/or walking for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris. There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties. Apple Harvest: hand harvest apples; this can be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. Attach harness, bucket or bag and picks low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher branches while standing on a ladder. 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. Carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 60 lbs. and will place fruit into wooden bins, approximately 47"x47"x24.5", which hold approximately 22 bushels of fruit. Care needs to be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. May be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications. Maneuver a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing up to 40 pounds. Thinning: a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. Use scissor like clippers, which requires the worker to remove, in some cases not limited to the smallest fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged and/or with other quality problems as directed by supervisors. Thinning may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. Training: Training is a process in which the fruit tree is manipulated to increase yield and/or quality. Training may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or ladder.
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 6AM-12:30PM, 35 hours per week. Guarantee of work for 3/4 of the contract.
Wage: $14.55 per hour, paid biweekly. All required State and Federal deductions.
Application Deadline: 9/27/26
Requirements: No experience required.
Employer Notes: Employer agrees to provide housing for those who are not reasonably able to return to their residence at the end of the workday. Employer agrees to provide transportation between the employer provided housing and the employer's place(s) of employment at no cost to the worker. Employer agrees to provide to the worker, without charge or deposit charge, all tools, supplies, and equipment required to perform the duties assigned.
Job Duties: Maneuver 60lbs. May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, sitting and/or walking for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris. There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties. Apple Harvest: hand harvest apples; this can be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. Attach harness, bucket or bag and picks low hanging fruit while standing on the ground and higher branches while standing on a ladder. 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. Carry harness, bucket or bag of up to 60 lbs. and will place fruit into wooden bins, approximately 47"x47"x24.5", which hold approximately 22 bushels of fruit. Care needs to be exercised at all times to prevent bruising of fruit or breaking of branches. May be required to examine harvested fruit in bins and sort out any fruit not meeting the grade, color and size specifications. Maneuver a 10 ft. or 12 ft. orchard ladder weighing up to 40 pounds. Thinning: a manual process used to control the size and quality of grown fruit. Use scissor like clippers, which requires the worker to remove, in some cases not limited to the smallest fruit blossom, bud and/or identifiable fruit from within a cluster of other fruits. Identify and remove fruit that is misshapen, damaged and/or with other quality problems as directed by supervisors. Thinning may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or a ladder. Training: Training is a process in which the fruit tree is manipulated to increase yield and/or quality. Training may be performed from a motorized platform and/or from the ground or ladder.
Hours: Monday-Saturday, 6AM-12:30PM, 35 hours per week. Guarantee of work for 3/4 of the contract.
Wage: $14.55 per hour, paid biweekly. All required State and Federal deductions.
Application Deadline: 9/27/26
Job ID: 523498742
Originally Posted on: 6/3/2026
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