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In order to perform this kind of work, workers must be able to work outside for at least 7 hours a day in all kinds of weather and be in possession of the requisite physical strength and endurance to conduct harvest activities, working rapidly and skillfully with hands. The worker will be provided with all necessary equipment to perform these harvest-related tasks.\ Workers must be able to listen, understand, and follow the instruction of company supervisors and managers. Workers must be willing to perform all duties according to the employer\'s rules and regulations during the contract period.\ Bare Root Rose Production - (must harvest enough Rose Bushes to fill the number or ordered trucks per day)\ 1. GRADER/SORTER- Hand-sort and organize harvested bare root rose bushes in the field according to grade using ANLA (American Nursery and Landscape Association) Standards and 3/8 bolt for comparison.\ a. Grade No. 1 At least three strong canes 5/16 inches (0.8 cm) in caliper and up, branched not higher than 3 inches (8cm) from the bud union.\ b. Grade No. 1 - At least two strong canes, 5/16 inches (0.8 cm) in caliper and up, branched not higher than 3 inches (8cm) from the bud union.\ c. Grade no. 2 At least two canes, one of which shall be a strong cane, 5/16 inch (0.8 cm) in caliper and up. The second shall be 1/4 inch (0.6 cm) in caliper, branched not higher than 3 inches (8 cm) from the bud union.\ d. Culls Rose bushes that do not meet one of the three standards defined above.\ 2. BUNCHER Hand collect and bundle bare-root rose bushes in the requested amounts, keeping true to variety by the bundle.\ 3. TYER Hand tie the roots and the canes in bundles of ten in a tight uniform fashion, without damaging the plants. The plants are tied with nylon rope, which is cut within a 1-inch finger knife.\ 4. TICKETOR Place a variety tag on each bundle based on grade and variety.\ 5. COLLECTOR Hand collect and stage each bundle in the field.\ 6. BUNDLE THROWER Toss bundles to the finisher/topper.\ 7. LOADING Load each bundle on a trailer, keeping the no. 1 graded plants at the front and no. 1.5 and no. 2 graded plants in the back. Each change in variety must be marked with caution tape to keep the trailer organized by variety.\ 8. BUDDING Lying in a prone position on a budding cart, the employee uses a budding knife to cut a small niche or seat under the stock. The employee then removes a bud scion from a whip or rose cutting and places it in the cut seat. A budding cart is a metal frame on wheels with a\ fabric sling that is propelled using the knees or feet.\ 9. TYING Lying in a prone position on a budding cart, following the budder, the employee secures the bud scion to the stock using plastic budding tape, creating an air-tight seal. A budding cart is a metal frame on wheels with a fabric sling that is propelled using the knees or feet.

Workers will be expected to work in conditions normally associated with uneven fields and the Arizona climate. These conditions\ include: dust, extremes of temperature and humidity, wind, and at times, expos

MISCELLANEOUS JOB UNDER THE SAME SOC OCCUPATIONAL CODE\ 1. COLLECT BUDWOOD Cut sticks from rose bushes 12 to 14 inches in length using pruning shears that range from 7 to 8 inches in length. Wrap sticks in damp burlap, attach a variety ticket and place the burlap at the bottom of the field. 2.\ PLANTING Insert plant sticks, right side up, 3 inches deep with 6 inch capped PVC pipe and a hip bucket, which is fastened with a belt. A full bucket can weigh as much as 10 pounds.\ 3.TYER Hand tie the roots and the canes in bundles of ten in a tight uniform fashion, without damaging the plants. The plants are tied with nylon rope, which is cut within a 1 inch finger knife.\ 4.TICKETOR Place a variety t g on each bundle based on grade and variety\ 5.IRRIGATION Hand lines, connect and disconnect lines/pipes and move sections weighing as much as 40 pounds across fields at specified intervals on a sustained basis; check alignment and adjust for proper water distribution; turn on pumps; turn\ valves to start/stop water flow; life and close pipe and ditch gates; shovel and pack the dirt in low spots of embankment or cut trenches in high areas; siphon water from flooded reservoir or ditch. Work is sometimes completed in freshly irrigated or\ plowed fields where mud may be deep at times.\ 6. CUT BRUSH Cut three feet under stock cuttings, using pruning shears that range from 7 to 8 inches in length. Tie a bundle of 100 under-stock cuttings using nylon rope.\ 7. SUCKERING Remove unwanted growth expressing below the bud union using shovels and pruning shears that range from 7 to 8 inches in length.\ 8. UNDER EYE Remove plant nodes from the understock where the new scion is to be grafted using a 2\' budding knife.\ 9. CUT TAPE Lying in a prone position on a budding cart, following the tyer, cut and remove the budding tape from the plant using a razor blade. A budding cart is a metal frame on wheels with a fabric sling that is propelled using the knees or feet.\ 10. TRACTOR DRIVERS Employees are responsible for operating, greasing, refueling, switching implements, and reporting any tractor issues. Job descriptions for each