Appalachian Orchard Company
Job Description
Position: Full-Time
Number of Workers Needed: 27
Job Duties:
- Planting, Cultivating, and Harvesting:
- Work with fruits and vegetables like cherries, strawberries, apples, peaches, blueberries, corn, beans, and more.
- Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, pruning shears, knives, and hammers.
- General Tasks:
- Cultivate crops by hand, thin plants, prune, weed, and remove problem vines.
- Build and repair trellis systems, fences, and farm buildings.
- Sort and repair bulk bins, and tie, strap, and tape crops.
- Water plants and use mowers and weedeaters around the orchard.
- Install electrical posts and wires, and apply tree wraps to protect from animals.
- Pick up roots, rocks, and old plastic, and prepare the soil for new plantings.
- Help in the packing shed if needed.
- Pick fruits like apples, pears, and peaches for market or processing.
Job Classification:
- Code: 45-2092.00 – Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Job Requirements:
- Experience: 3 months of experience required.
- Productivity: Must pick at least 100 bushel boxes of fresh fruit per day and handle fruit carefully to avoid bruising. Bruising should not exceed 2% of fruit.
- Physical Ability:
- Pick fruit from ladders (up to 24 feet long) and from the ground.
- Carry and empty filled buckets weighing up to 60 pounds into bulk bins.
- Lift up to 75 pounds regularly.
- Communication: Basic understanding of English is needed for safety instructions.
- Work Tools: Handle ladders and other tools safely.
Work Hours:
- Weekly Hours: 45
- Schedule: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Employer Information:
- Company Name: Appalachian Orchard Company
- Location: Martinsburg, WV 25403
- Telephone Number: +1 304-288-5157
- Worksite Address: 67 Industrial Circle, Martinsburg, WV 25403
To apply for this job email your details to philip@appalachianorchard.com