Reference this job order number when inquiring about this position. Inquiries must be made prior to 02/26/2026.
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 03/01/2026-12/15/2026. Must agree to work Mon-Fri, 7 hours per day, Sat, 5 hours. Employer will provide transportation from employer provided living quarters to work site every day. Must read, and agree to, all terms and conditions of employment prior to a referral to the employer.
OPENINGS: 16
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have at least 2 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, ability to lift 60 lbs., repetitive movements, Driver requirements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling, drug screen.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities.
Crops/Commodities: Nursery Stock: trees, shrubs, perennials. This job requires a minimum of two months of prior experience working in a nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with plant nursery production and harvest activities. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Planting: Workers may be required to work as operators of wheel tractors pulling planters and planting wagons. Workers may be required to work on the ground planting trees that are fed through a tractor pulled planter, using shovels. Trees, Shrubs, Perennials: Workers will be working with trees, shrubs and perennials. Workers will plant, cultivate, stake, harvest, propagate, grade, store and ship field grown horticultural plants. Workers will take cuttings from trees, shrubs, and perennials, place in containers pre-filled with dirt and transplant seedlings to prepared areas. Harvesting field-grown crops includes digging up products and placing on pallets. At maturity, the plants will be dug, balled and burlap and loaded onto trucks for shipping. Workers may be required to dig trees and evergreens with digging spades. Pruning: When pruning, it is vital to prune the unwanted branch while protecting the stem or trunk wood of the tree. While pruning trees, workers will receive proper tools for the particular job, i.e., saw, pruners and hand snips. The supervisor will set a standard or pattern for each job and will demonstrate and communicate this to workers. Workers will be assigned rows of trees and must prune each tree according to the predetermined standard. Workers must remove all resulting material from the trees rendered from performing pruning tasks. When pruning is complete on each tree, each worker is required to rake and scatter the resulting brush in the center of the tractor/equipment rows. Balled and burlap (B&B) tree production: Workers may be required to work as operators of skid steers with tree spade attachments or haul out tines. Workers may be required to work on the ground packaging the finished root ball on a tree by stapling burlap with hog ring pliers, tying basket loops with twine, crimping baskets with pig tail crimpers or tying branches with twine. Loading and Unloading: Workers may be required to work on flat bed trailers tying B&B trees to the trailer with twine. Cultivation: Workers may be required to work as operators of wheel tractors pulling cultivators, mowers or hilling disks. General Duties: Duties performed in the field may include preparing soil, planting, pruning, staking, cutting, deadheading, pinching, trimming to shape, spacing plants, weeding, ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, potting, fertilizing with granular or liquid fertilizer, irrigation, cleaning work areas, loading and unloading plants and all other duties associated with field grown plant production. Workers may also install products grown by the nursery. Scout plants and apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Employer-paid post-hire random drug testing required. Work is to be done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in loading trucks with nursery stock and materials weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers should be able to work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, insect spray, related chemicals, etc. may affect workers' ability to perform the job. Workers are exposed to wet weather early in the morning through the heat of the day, working in fields. Temperatures may range from 10 to 100 F.
EMPLOYER ASSURANCES:
BOARD ARRANGEMENTS: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities so workers are able to prepare their own meals. The employer will provide transportation to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries.
HOUSING: Employer-provided housing is available for all workers who live outside a reasonable daily driving distance.
TRANSPORTATION TO WORK SITE: The employer will provide transportation for all workers living in the employer-provided housing to and from the daily work site(s).
WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE: Provided.
TOOLS, SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT: Tools, supplies, and equipment needed to complete the job will be provided by the employer at no cost to the worker.
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