Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Skill Level 1 Crop: flowering plants, flowers, annuals, perennials, ornamentals, pumpkins, seeds, shrubs, woody ornamentals. Perform manual and mechanized tasks associated with the outdoor production of greenhouse and other horticultural products. Plant, cultivate, and maintain, shrubs, , plugs, liners, and other horticultural varieties. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Operate farm equipment such as tractors and implements. Plant/pot seedlings or ‘liners’ by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Plant/pot seedlings, fill and label trays, move products to/from greenhouses and/or loading/unloading areas. Clean/maintain work area. Bunching and creating mixed bouquets with harvested flowers. Considerable stooping and kneeling is required. Care must be taken to prevent damaging produce and plants. May operate hand-operated equipment. May assist with general farm building maintenance and greenhouse preparation. Employees will receive instruction from supervisors, and will be required to maintain standards of quality, speed and efficiency, as well as respectfully follow directions. Must harvest crops according to predetermined customer specific count, quality and bunch size, and follow good agricultural practices. Workers must follow all food safety standards. Workers must be able to distinguish horticultural plants from weeds. Alternative work: General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, maintenance of tool & equipment & other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing and the clearing and painting of fence/barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed. General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment.

Salary : $14