What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Laborer position at McCoy Tree Farm?
• Gather and remove litter. • Use handtools, such as shovels, rakes, pruningsaws, saws, hedge or brush trimmers,or axes.
• Operate vehicles or powered equipment, such as mowers, tractors, twin-axle vehicles, snow blowers, chainsaws, electric clippers, sodcutters, or pruning saws.
• Remove weeds from container plants and treesusing handheld tools.
• Water trees, or plants, using portable sprinkler systems, hoses, or watering cans.
•Prune or trim trees, shrubs, or hedges, using shears, pruners, or chain saws.
•Mix and spray or spread fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides onto shrubsor trees, using hand or automatic sprayers and spreaders.
• Plant seeds, trees, or shrubs and apply mulch for protection, using gardening tools.
•Mow field areas around trees using trimmers, lawn mowers and riding lawnmowers.
• Rake, mulch, and compostleaves.
• Use irrigation methods toadjust the amount of water consumption and to prevent waste.
•Maintain irrigation systems, including winterizing the systems and startingthem up in spring.
• Must be motivated to work, be flexible, good communication skills, follow tasks forthe day, work well with others, and work well in outdoor setting.
Salary : $18