Farm worker
Employer: Clark Family Orchards Inc.
Location: Palisade, CO
Workers needed: 16
Pay: $15.16/hour
Season: Jan 10, 2027 – Sep 28, 2027
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Prune peach trees & rake brush. Thin blossoms and fruit from peach trees. Harvest peaches at correct ripeness, pack into shipping boxes. Must be able to climb down ladder with 35 lb. pack on back. Must pick 10 bushel bags of peaches/hour for job retention. Employer will provide 1 day of training and allow 3 days of work for workers to reach the clearly defined production standard.
Employer will abide by all of Colorado's agricultural laws to include Senate Bill 21-087 ("SB87") and the Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order (COMPS order) #38.
Effective 1/1/25, overtime must be paid after 48 hours worked per week, or 56 hours worked per week for up to 22 “peak weeks” for highly seasonal employers.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities and space for food preparation, as well as the necessary equipment, appliances including refrigerator, cooking accessories, and sinks with hot and cold water for dishwashing, for workers to prepare their own meals. Employer will provide transportation, at no cost to the workers, to local grocery store on a weekly basis for workers to purchase groceries, supplies, and run other errands as needed.
Employer offers free transportation to town for personal services (i.e. banking, groceries) at least once per week for non range workers and at least once every three weeks for range workers.
Transport: Employer agrees to reimburse worker upon arrival for the most reasonable & economical cost for their choice of travel to work, & for daily subsistence (no less than $16.78/day, & no more than $68/day with receipts), from the place from which they came, to the place of employment. Employer agrees to pay for reasonable & economical travel of choice & daily subsistence for worker to return from place of employment to the place from which the worker came, if worker completes the work contract period
Experience wanted: 0 months
Must be able to climb down ladder with 35 lb. on back. Must pick 10 bushel bags of peaches/hour for job retention. Employer will provide 1 day of training and allow 3 days of work for workers to reach the clearly defined production standard.
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