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Saims Fruit, Inc Farmworker in Palisade, Colorado
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Position: Farmworker
Requirements: Job requires bending, stopping and lifting up to 65 lbs. Willing to work a 6-day work week if crop conditions demand it. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. No educational requirements.
Job Description: Thin peach trees utilizing basic hand tools. Eradicate weeds and perform yard work around peach trees. Harvest peaches by hand and carefully place them in fruit packs. Pick, sort and package harvested fruit by hand. Stack boxes of harvested peaches onto pallets. Prune peach trees using hand tools such as shears, loppers and saws. Perform general agricultural maintenance work to the entire orchard property and facility structures. Much of the work will be performed on 8 to 10-foot ladders.
Anticipated Hours of Work Per Week: 35hrs per week.
Schedule: Monday - Friday 7hrs 8:00am-5:00pm
Anticipated Period of Employment: 05/15/2026 to 09/14/2026
Application Deadline: 07/15/2026
Job Location: Palisade, CO
Pay: $17.84
Effective 1/1/25: Overtime must be paid after 48 hours/week, or 56 hours/week for up to 22 "peak weeks" for highly seasonal employers