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Nursery Field Worker

DURLING NURSERY, INC.

FALLBROOK, CA

$17.51 per hour

INACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+17607289572
Email address to Apply:
durlingnursery@aol.com

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
15
Job Duties:
Employees needed to perform the following type of work: Clear seed beds and tables Prepare greenhouse beds with soil and containers Prepare for propagating trees Remove plants of prior crop Repetitive lifting of containerized soil mix Repetitive bending over to install stakes and watering spitters in 5 gallon containers, tying trees, suckering, pruning, and lopping trees. Filling 5 gallon containers with soil media Repetitive lifting and placing containers in straight lines. Repetitive lifting of 50 pound trees onto trucks and trailers at shoulder level Nursery trench digging Clearing of brush Planting containerized trees into the ground. Durling Nursery is a wholesale fruit tree nursery that grows containerized fruit trees including: citrus, avocados and deciduous fruit trees to landscapers and nursery retail locations. Containerized fruit trees are planted, grown and sold in small five gallon pots to large 48" boxed specimens. Details of Nursery worker job duties are as described below: Green House / Seed Beds Clear seed beds and tables by hand, loading small containerized seedlings in crates into vehicle to move to another location on property. Clear seed beds by hand and using provided gloves and shovels. Prepare green house beds with soil and small containers. Outdoor / Planting containerized Citrus, Avocado and fruit trees Prepare field area by carrying or carting trees to select areas to clear area for more containerized trees. Raking and removing green waste and trimming in fields for replanting containerized trees in cleaned area. Repetitive filling containers with soil media and place containers in straight rows for irrigation installation. Shoveling soil media from piles from the ground into containers for planting and re-planting trees into larger containers. Repetitive bending over to install support stakes/posts and attaching ties from planted trees to support stakes. Install small irrigation poly hose to each tree for irrigation. Water plant material using hoses or irrigation lines; hand pulling of weeds from containerized specimens. Trench digging with shovels, and clearing brush. Repetitive bending over to install support stakes/posts and attaching ties from planted trees to support stakes. Pruning, suckering, trimming and lopping trees in 5 gallon containers. Repetitive lifting of 50 pound containerized trees onto trucks and trailers, often at shoulder level. Planting containerized trees into the ground. Working hours might depend on weather conditions.
Job Classification:
45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
No
Number of Hours Per Week:
40
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:
DURLING NURSERY, INC.
Company Name:
DURLING NURSERY, INC.
Location:
FALLBROOK, CA 92028

Worksite

Address:
41500 DE LUZ ROAD, FALLBROOK, CA 92028

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-22024-847219
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
0
Date Posted:
2/15/2022
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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