BIRINGER FARM PICKER EMPLOYMENT
If you are a hard worker who is 14 or older looking for summer employment apply below to be a berry picker at Biringer Farm.
BERRY PICKING TIMES AND HOURS
Raspberry & Tayberry harvest - 3 to 5 weeks, July
Approximately 6 AM to 2:30 PM
For details on times and hours for minors, please read Youth Workers in Agriculture at https://lni.wa.gov/forms-publications/F700-096-909.pdf
PAY SCHEDULE EXAMPLE
Pickers are paid piece rate, not hourly
Flats/Buckets, Start $3.75 per 6-box-flat or $5.50 per bucket, LESS Employee Taxes.
REQUIREMENTS
- Employees must be 14 years or older by their first day of work.
- Legally eligible to work in the United States.
- Minors must have a parent signed Parent Authorization form.
- Pickers are required to attend an orientation. Minors must have a parent attend orientation with them.
- Pickers are responsible for their own transportation. Our farm is not on a bus route.
- Pickers are required to bring their employee badge each day. Only Biringer Farm employees with their own badge are allowed in the field.
- Pickers must be able to bend, stoop, and squat for long periods of time.
- Pickers must be able to pick 4 flats or 4 buckets of QUALITY berries EVERY HOUR!
Berry Line: 425-259-0255 - Press 2 daily from 5:00 am to 5:15 am for picker updates.
IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
1. Proof of Identity & Work Authorization examples:
- Proof of Identity AND Work Authorization: U.S. Passport, U.S. Passport Card, Permanent Resident Card, Employment Authorization Card
- Proof of Identity (needs to be accompanied by a document proving work authorization): Driver's License, Government-Issued ID Card, School ID Card with a photograph (current year)
- Proof of Work Authorization (needs to be accompanied by a document proving identity): Social Security Card, U.S. Birth Certificate
Check this out to make sure you have what you need for this first requirement:
- List of Acceptable Documents for Form I-9 - English!
- Listas de Documentos Aceptables para Formulario I-9 - Español
2. Original Social Security Card
3. Proof of Age (any government document listing your date of birth)
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws
Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law - [revised 6/27/23] English | Spanish