Raspberry Harvester/Blackberry (Ground: Domestic and Export): This position works under close supervision of the harvest crew foreperson. This position safely and efficiently harvests raspberry crop either by ground or with the assistance of a Harvest Pro machine. This position may perform other general labor work (see Weeding job description). All agricultural labor is performed in the field and on the farm.

Essential Job Duties:
• Harvests fresh, juice and / or freezer depending on grower requests
• Properly grades and sorts raspberries according to size and quality
• Packages suitable fruit in required packaging container and box
• Inspects raspberry fruit for signs of disease and insect manifestation
• Discards inferior raspberries onto row floor
• Manually plants, transplants, cultivates, weeds (see weeding job description), and thins crop
• Reports all safety problems, incidents, and injuries to foreman immediately.
• Complies with all Company Policies, including observing appropriate lunch and rest periods.

Qualifications:
• Overtime Work as needed.
• Able to keep up at a reasonable pace with the rest of the crew
• Able to read safety signs
• Able to perform work up to company standards

Physical Requirements:
• The employee is constantly required to stand, walk, reach, use hands/fingers to handle or feel, hear and see.
• The employee is constantly required to push, pull, lift and carry from 1 lb up to 25 lbs., with occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Occasional reaching above shoulder with frequent reaching below shoulder level.
• The employee is in constant bending and twisting of the waist, with frequent squatting.

Working environment:
• The employee is constantly required to work in outside atmospheric weather conditions, uneven ground, and noise, vibration, around hazards such as moving machine parts, equipment, wet rows, wind and dust.
• The employee is occasionally required to work under cold temperatures just above freezing and heat.

Employment period: Aug 1, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026