Farm/Orchard Worker

Farm/Orchard Worker at CHERRY HILLS FARMS INC in CALDWELL, ID.

This job requires a minimum 0 months of prior experience working in apple, peach or cherry orchards, handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time, work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking, and temperatures can range from 10 degrees f to 100 degrees f. Persons seeking employment as a experienced Orchard Worker must be available for the entire period requested by the employer.

Pruning of trees using hand pruners, Workers must be able to handle ladders which are 12 foot in length and weigh 40 lbs. Climbing up and down, pruning of trees using pneumatics consisting of an 8 foot pole while dragging an airline. Stacking tree limbs, planting trees, shoveling soil, applying fertilizer, picking up rocks, pulling weeds, irrigation, thinning fruit from a ladder, Harvesting Sweet and tart Cherries, Peaches, Apples , picking fruit per instructions of supervisor, carrying a picking bucket while full of fruit for up to a 8 hour day. Driving harvesting equipment, must be able to work in hot, dry, dusty, noisy, cold, wet, snowy conditions, must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs., be able to follow instructions of job requirements, have ability to problem solve. Workers will be required to keep all property and housing clean. 01/23/2026 thirty-five (35) workers pruning ,land prep, Irrigation Installation 04/01/2026 ten (10) workers planting thinning Irrigation 06/01/2026 ten (10) workers thinning cherry harvest, peach harvest, Apricot Harvest, Nectarine Harvest

Work begins January 20, 2027 and ends November 15, 2027.

Pay is $12.92 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 40 hours per week.