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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

2

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: Nursery Plants. Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation, or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or crops. Specific training and state or federal certification is required. Mix pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or plants. Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas. Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes to direct spray over designated areas. Identify lawn or plant diseases to determine the appropriate course of treatment. Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions. Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators or pumps or portable spray equipment. Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations, and velocities. Clean or service spraying machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, or hand tools. Prepare chemicals for work application. Treat greenery or surfaces with protective substances. Inspect nursery to determine treatment needs. Operate grounds maintenance equipment,in relation to spraying or applying pesticides. Clean spraying equipment or supplies. Maintain spraying equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning. Workers must operate all spraying equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer's products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Must wear assigned personal protective spraying equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work. Outdoor work required when plants are wet, or during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours may vary. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker's ability to perform the job. Work is done outdoors for long periods of time and requires prolonged periods of standing and/or walking, repetitive movements, and frequent bending and/or stooping. Employer requires all newly-hired employees to take and pass an employer-paid drug test before starting work. Drug test not required for prospective applicants prior to hiring decision. All testing is conducted uniformly after an initial job offer has been extended and accepted by the new hire. Workers testing positive will be immediately terminated and paid for all hours worked between the first date of employment and the date of termination, if any. In the case of a non-local or foreign worker who is terminated for failure to pass a drug test, the employer will arrange least-cost transportation to the worker's place of recruitment, at the worker's expense. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing is also required upon reasonable suspicion of use and after a worker has an accident at work. 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 proficient manner without close supervision. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker's Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day.

Job Classification:

37-3012.00 - Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

12

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of 12 months of verifiable prior experience spraying/applying pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides in a nursery. Applicants must be able to furnish verifiable job reference(s) or comparable third party documentation from recent employer(s) establishing acceptable prior experience. Workers must be able to perform all duties with accuracy and efficiency. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire drug testing required.

Number of Hours Per Week:

46

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 5:15 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:

Bennett's Creek Nursery

Company Name:

Bennett's Creek Wholesale Nursery, Inc.

Location:

Smithfield, VA 23430

Telephone Number:

+17574831425

Worksite

Address:

17497 Benns Church blvd, Smithfield, VA 23430

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-23337-539978

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

12/13/2023

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