- Full Time:
- Yes
- Number of Workers Requested:
- 6
- Job Duties:
- The worker(s) will perform tasks associated with the indoor and outdoor production of commodities such as trees, shrubs, garden vegetables, flowers, and wheat, including the following: drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; paint/repair/maintain farm structures and grounds; clean/maintain greenhouses; perform general cleanup of farm areas, orchards, fields, nurseries, and greenhouses; drive, load/unload farm trucks; plant, spray, weed, tend, prune, transplant, pot, fertilize, and irrigate crops/plants/ shrubs/trees/flowers; sow seed and plant cuttings, and may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable) observe general condition of crops/plants/ shrubs/trees/flowers and apply the appropriate care; mix planting soil; dig/rake and screen soil and fill cold frames/hot beds; plant shrubs/plants/ flowers in containers; prepare flowers/plants/shrubs/trees to fill orders; move containerized trees/ shrubs/ plants/flowers; dig/wrap roots of shrubs/trees; move, lay, and remove drip irrigation equipment and lay-flat equipment, including cleaning hard water from sprinkler heads and emitters, adjusting sprinkler head nozzles for optimal water coverage, and use couplers and claims to repair damaged irrigation lines. NOTE: In ALL these various job duties, the worker will assist a qualified senior worker to ensure proper supervision, safety, training, and licensing.
- Job Classification:
- 45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse