Reference this job order number when inquiring about this position. Inquiries must be made prior to 03/04/2026.
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 03/07/2026-12/18/2026. 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: 19
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have at least 3 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, ability to lift 60 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling, drug screen.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities.
Crops/Commodities: Shade, ornamental, container nursery stock. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): This job is for nursery workers. Workers must possess ability to recognize species and varieties of nursery stock, ability to read and understand signs and labels, and to understand written and oral work orders. Workers will assist the nursery farm manager/owner in ensuring that the work performed and the harvesting procedures are accomplished in accordance with the established procedures and guidelines. They must be able to communicate with the farm manager/owner concerning scheduling tasks. Workers may be required to keep an inventory of all nursery stock, provide reports to farm manager/owner concerning, supplies, losses and damages. Employees perform a wide variety of tasks related to the growing, harvesting and delivery of quality trees and shrubs. Workers will maintain tool inventories, maintain nursery property and perform other duties assigned by employer. Workers may be required to perform any of the following jobs, all of which are outside: 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. Workers will be required to dig trees. Flowering Trees & Shrubs: Workers will be working with flowering trees and shrubs. Workers will cultivate, harvest, grade, store and ship container and field grown horticultural plants. Harvesting field-grown crops includes digging up products and placing on pallets. Grading is done by size. Products are measured, tied in bundles and placed in storage for shipment. Shrubs and some trees are harvested for resale when they reach approximately 1-3 inches in height, although most products reach approximately 3 feet tall before they are ready for market. Potting: Workers may be required to pot small shrubs, perennials and trees into containers. This includes fertilizing and pruning of potted material as needed before resale. 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 owner/farm manager 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. Bare Root Tree Production: Workers may be required to work as operators of skid steers with bare root blade attachments. Workers may be required to work on the ground tying branches with twine or hauling trees through the field and loading them onto trucks by hand. Loading and Unloading: Workers may be required to work on flat bed trailers tying B&B trees to the trailer with twine. Workers may be required to work loading or unloading bare root trees by hand into refrigerated trailers. Cultivation: Workers may be required to work as operators of wheel tractors pulling cultivators, mowers or hilling disks. Watering: Workers may be required to water trees by hand using pumps or hoses.
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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