What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nursery Worker position at Moon Valley Nurseries?
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information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7261224
Nursery Worker: The below duties are all performed at nursery and Moon
Valley farm property locations. Plant, grow, sell and install shade,
ornamental and evergreen trees and other landscape plant material such
as shrubs, annual and perennial plants, grasses, ground-covers and bulbs
on farm/nursery properties. Installing drip irrigation for plant stock
on farm properties. Building tree boxes and light vehicle maintenance.
Digging holes with a shovel or trowel and installing plant material such
as trees, shrubs, annual and perennial plants, ground-covers and bulbs
on farm; hauling and spreading top soil and/or mulch, lifting, carrying
and spreading 50 lb. bags of mulch; installing posts and attaching ties
from planted trees to support stakes on farm properties; pruning and
trimming trees, shrubs and hedges; wrapping trees, watering plant
material using hoses or buckets; hand pulling weeds, spreading
fertilizer, pesticides, chipping, raking, edging mowing, green waste
removal and trimming fields and lawns. Workers will operate a forklift
to load pallets of packed product grown on farm into refrigerated trucks
as directed and trained by Supervisory Personnel. Operate Kubota to be
able transport products around the nursery. Driving golf carts around
the nursery yard to pick up products get from around the yard. Must be
able to lift 50 lbs. consistently on a daily basis. Overtime required as
necessary. Hours may vary based on weather. In addition to the above
duties that are performed on the farm/nursery properties, the workers
may travel on occasion to customer locations for the sole purpose of
installing trees and shrubs that are grown on the farm/nursery by Moon
Valley. No other work will be performed at off-site locations.
Under the FLSA, the planting of trees and bushes is within the scope of
agriculture where it constitutes a step in the production, cultivation,
growing, and harvesting of agricultural or horticultural commodities, or
where it constitutes a practice performed by a farmer or on a farm as an
incident to or in conjunction with farming operations. Thus, employees
of the nurseryman who raised such\
nursery stock are doing agricultural work where they plant the stock on
private or public property, trim, spray, brace, and treat the planted
stock, or perform other duties incidental to its care and preservation.
All trees and shrubs being installed off of farm property have been
grown, cultivated and harvested on Moon Valley farm/nursery properties,
which is their primary business. The workers will not perform
landscaping duties.
information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7261224
Nursery Worker: The below duties are all performed at nursery and Moon
Valley farm property locations. Plant, grow, sell and install shade,
ornamental and evergreen trees and other landscape plant material such
as shrubs, annual and perennial plants, grasses, ground-covers and bulbs
on farm/nursery properties. Installing drip irrigation for plant stock
on farm properties. Building tree boxes and light vehicle maintenance.
Digging holes with a shovel or trowel and installing plant material such
as trees, shrubs, annual and perennial plants, ground-covers and bulbs
on farm; hauling and spreading top soil and/or mulch, lifting, carrying
and spreading 50 lb. bags of mulch; installing posts and attaching ties
from planted trees to support stakes on farm properties; pruning and
trimming trees, shrubs and hedges; wrapping trees, watering plant
material using hoses or buckets; hand pulling weeds, spreading
fertilizer, pesticides, chipping, raking, edging mowing, green waste
removal and trimming fields and lawns. Workers will operate a forklift
to load pallets of packed product grown on farm into refrigerated trucks
as directed and trained by Supervisory Personnel. Operate Kubota to be
able transport products around the nursery. Driving golf carts around
the nursery yard to pick up products get from around the yard. Must be
able to lift 50 lbs. consistently on a daily basis. Overtime required as
necessary. Hours may vary based on weather. In addition to the above
duties that are performed on the farm/nursery properties, the workers
may travel on occasion to customer locations for the sole purpose of
installing trees and shrubs that are grown on the farm/nursery by Moon
Valley. No other work will be performed at off-site locations.
Under the FLSA, the planting of trees and bushes is within the scope of
agriculture where it constitutes a step in the production, cultivation,
growing, and harvesting of agricultural or horticultural commodities, or
where it constitutes a practice performed by a farmer or on a farm as an
incident to or in conjunction with farming operations. Thus, employees
of the nurseryman who raised such\
nursery stock are doing agricultural work where they plant the stock on
private or public property, trim, spray, brace, and treat the planted
stock, or perform other duties incidental to its care and preservation.
All trees and shrubs being installed off of farm property have been
grown, cultivated and harvested on Moon Valley farm/nursery properties,
which is their primary business. The workers will not perform
landscaping duties.
