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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

15

Job Duties:

Harvesting: Using shovels or machinery, dig shrubs or trees and place them in burlap and/or wire baskets for shipment. Sew or tie burlap and/or wire baskets. Tie plants with string or rope for shipment. Cultivating: Cultivate container and field crops either by hand, by machine, or by using hand tools such as hoes, shovels, or rakes. Loading: Load and unload nursery stock and agricultural supplies into or onto trucks and trailers. This work may be done by hand or with equipment such as forklifts, pay loaders, conveyor belts, etc. Using pick slips, select plants for orders and bring those plants to a staging area or loading dock. Fertilizing: Under supervision, fertilize trees, shrubs, containerized nursery stock, or greenhouse plants. Chemical Application: Under supervision, and while adhering to all laws ans safety procedures, spray or apply herbicides and/or pesticides on or around trees, shrubs, or containerized nursery stock. Trimming: Using shears, knives, or trimming machines, prune or trim trees, shrubs or containerized nursery stock. Use string trimmers to trim grass and low weeds. Weeding: Remove weeds in and around containerized nursery stock and field grown nursery stock either by hand or with tools. Cut grass and weeds with mowing equipment. Labeling: Label or tag trees, shrubs, or containerized nursery stock. Propagation: Propagate by cuttings, grafts, seed, or other methods, trees, shrubs, or containerized nursery stock. Planting: Plant nursery stock into pots or into the ground. Potting: Shift, by hand or using machinery, containerized nursery stock into larger pots or buckets. Watering: Water nursery stock using irrigation equipment or by hose. Set~up, move, and use irrigation pipe, pumps, hoses and sprinklers. Spacing: Space and consolidate containerized nursery stock. Greenhouses: Install and remove plastic film from greenhouses either by hand or by machine. Repair, remove, or relocate pipe greenhouses. Equipment: Operate equipment including, but not limited to. trucks, forklifts, tractors, pay loaders, tree diggers, and mowers, when directed to do so by a supervisor. Cleaning and Maintenance: Clean and maintain farm tools and farm equipment. Other Work: Perform any other job associated with growing nursery stock.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

1

Special Requirements:

Exposure to extreme temp, lifting 50 lbs, repetitive movements, extensive pushing and pulling, extensive walking, frequent stooping.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Kogut Nursery LLC

Location:

Meriden, CT 06450

Worksite

Address:

625 Yale Ave, Meriden , CT 06450

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-22362-662664

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

1/29/2023

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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