Horticultural Worker

Horticultural Worker. Perform a variety of complex tasks related to growing, harvesting and winter protection of field and container-grown plants, trees, shrubbery and other vegetation. Perform heavy manual labor including but not limited to planting, cultivating, pruning, shearing, applying fertilizer, herbicides and insecticides, loading and unloading plant material and supplies, pulling weeds. Duties include potting, mixing soil, unload plants during potting, pick orders in sales, tag plants for sales, identify and tag plant material, recognize and control plant diseases, tie, bunch and wrap roots, and load/unload plant stocks as needed. Workers will perform assigned duties as instructed by their supervisor. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. May operate and perform minor maintenance and repairs on farm vehicles, implements, irrigation or farm equipment. Perform farm, field and shed sanitation duties. Mow grass and operate trimmer around farm buildings. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (including on public roads to reach farmer’s fields) during the workday. May operate truck with GVWR of less than 13 tons to deliver crops produced on the farm (in its unmanufactured state) to storage or to market or to a carrier for transportation to market. Though not a hiring requirement, if a worker drives a company vehicle during the period of employment then at the time of operating the company vehicle the driver must possess a valid driver’s license issued by a U.S. state or foreign equivalent and operate the company vehicle in accordance with the license restrictions and vehicle classifications applicable to that license. Harvesting includes digging up products, balling and securing delicate dirt and root systems in burlap secured with rope, pins or wire, to be stored until ready for shipment in farm staging area. Grading is done by size, shape, and quality. Products are measured and tied for storage and shipment. Duties performed in the field will be sporadic all through the contract, including but not limited to, preparing the soil, planting, digging, raking, spraying, weeding, irrigating, and fertilizing all types of plants, shrubs, and small trees. Hauls and spreads topsoil, additives, etc. to condition the land. Workers will transfer plants by truck or wagon into fields for transplanting. Trucks containing, but not limited to, products such as plants, soil, additives, fertilizer, multiple size pots and other miscellaneous equipment, must be loaded/unloaded several times daily. Workers will be required to operate farm equipment such as weed eaters, hedge trimmers, back pack sprayers, etc. Must use shovel, hoe, pruning shears, and other small tools needed to perform job activities. Workers will be required to keep stock and work areas clean and free of weeds, unwanted grass, and debris. Workers must maintain buildings, work sites, housing sites and other areas as instructed by the employer or supervisor. Must clean work area and surroundings daily. Workers may dig out ditches or repair and clear fence rows.

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