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:

2. Original Social Security Card

3. Proof of Age (any government document listing your date of birth)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

  • Employees must be 14 years or older by their first day of work. 
  • 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 make prior arrangements to have a driver available to pick them up immediately upon finishing for the day. For safety reasons, biking or walking off the farm is not permitted. NO Loitering on the Farm!
  • Pickers are required to bring their employee badge each day. Only Biringer Farm employees with their own badge are allowed in the field.
  • Pickers are required to return their badge when they are done working for the season.
  • 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 PICKING TIMES AND HOURS

  • Strawberry harvest - 3 to 5 weeks, June -July
  • 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 "Young Workers in Agriculture"

PAY SCHEDULE EXAMPLE

Pickers are paid piece rate, not hourly

Flats/Buckets, Start $3.50 per 6-box-flat or $5.25 per bucket, LESS Employee Taxes.

BIRINGER FARM PICKER EMPLOYMENT OVERVIEW

To give our customers the very best we hire the experienced pickers first.

New applicants may apply using the application below and are put on a waiting list. As more pickers are needed, we would then notify new applicants.

In light of the variables that we work around each harvest day, the number of hours a picker is needed could vary from 3 to 8 hours a day. Also, the crop could be as short as 2 weeks or up to 5 weeks, depending on weather. Each picker with parents, in case of a minor, needs to determine whether they want to take on the variables of the job, considering transportation and family schedules. We are looking for serious applicants only.

Last and more importantly, we respectfully consider our employees our customers too! We aim to create a wholesome environment for them. This work opportunity will enable them to learn good working skills, such as self-discipline, keep commitments, learn to organize themselves, be able to take instruction, learn to work with others, and learn the integrity of providing a quality product & service to others. The value of building character a picker receives for future success is truly underestimated. To this day, many adults share with us their first strawberry picking experience with great affection.

Berry Line: 425-259-0255 - Press 2 daily from 5:00 am to 5:15 am for picker updates.


Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws

Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law - [revised 6/27/23]  English  |  Spanish

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - [revised 4/23]  English  |  Spanish

Employee Polygraph Protection Act - [revised 2/22]  English  |  Spanish

We will begin taking employment applications in May for the 2024 season.