- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 14
- Job Duties:
- Crops/Commodities: nursery stock, fruit trees in various sizes. Plants, cultivates and maintains in condition for shipping and resale to customers nursery stock. Pots seedlings, prunes, spaces, irrigates and culls plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Plants, labels, pulls and stores plants according to variety. Loads/unloads on carts, truck and trailers. Workers will perform work including but not limited to planting, transplanting, watering in field and screen houses. Count and inventory plants. Propagate plants from cuttings. Fill, lift and carry various size pots with soil and plants weighing as much as 60 pounds. Plants must be handled carefully so that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are broken during transplanting process. Plants are carried or carted to loading area. Performs any other duties involved in the maintenance of plant materials and nursery stock and maintenance of holding yards and shipping areas. On the dock, workers will sort, clean, assemble and label nursery stock in accordance with employer standards. Final product will be loaded on trucks for delivery. Essential duties: Maintain a clean, neat, orderly and safe work area. Ability to read numbers and names and differentiate between plants. Load plants on carts and then in delivery trailers as directed by supervisor. Load and unload plants from trucks. Proficient and safe use of hand tools including but not limited to shovels and clippers. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Must understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must select plants according to specific standards. Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage. Work is to be done for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time. Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Employer will instruct workers in the safety and operation of equipment before use. Workers must operate equipment in a manner that protects operator, visitors, other workers, products, trees, crops and equipment. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination. Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot-wear. Must wear proper protective footwear that is closed-toe in nature with a non-slip sole, such as work boots or trail-type shoes. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Employer-paid post-hire drug and alcohol testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. Workers may not report for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on company premises during work hours is prohibited and will be cause for termination. Tobacco use strictly prohibited on company property except for specifically designated areas.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse