Nursery/Irrigation Worker

This job was posted by https://www.azjobconnection.gov : For more

information, please see: https://www.azjobconnection.gov/jobs/7261253

Worker is required to perform a variety of duties related to the

production of container nursery stock, trees, shrubs, perennials,

annuals, vines, and cactu for the majority of the workdays in the

overall contract period, commensurate with the duties encompassed within

the five SOC Codes comprising the field and livestock workers (combined)

category.

Job duties will include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive,

attach, and operate farm/nursery implements/tractors/equipment to till

soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; make minor

mechanical adjustments and repairs on farm/nursery machinery; operate

vehicle, motor bike, or all-terrain vehicle in the course of performing

duties; remove undesirable and excess growth from crops or farm/nursery

grounds; climb in and out of tall trucks and various truck beds and/or

trailers; work with augers, gas motors, generators and electrical cords;

watch gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure proper machine

operation; adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact

positions; use mechanized or hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes,

tampers, pruning tools, shears, knives, saws, ladders, etc.;

mix/spray/apply chemicals such as herbicides, fungicides, pesticides,

fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, and other plant related treatments

(according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable) by

hand or machine; pick up/handle/climb ladders; lift items such as rolls

of plastic, bundles of wire, and rolls of drip tape overhead; identify,

trap, poison pests; maintain/repair fencing; repair/maintain farm

structures/grounds; perform general clean-up of farm/nursery areas and

worksites; collect fallen debris/product into piles using rake; lift,

carry, and load/unload products or supplies; install/remove plastic

coverings; carry and position work aids; stand on the ground, ladders,

or elevated platforms; load/unload product/containers/pallets onto or

off of trucks/wagons/trailers/field conveyors by hand or with a

forklift/tractor; alert equipment operator of equipment

clogging/malfunctions and aid operator in correct machine performance;

report mechanical problems to farm mechanic and/or supervisor; prepare

fields, seed beds, containers, plastic growing beds, etc.; hand plant

trees, vines, and/or plants in fields, nursery, and/or containers; use

tools to dig holes to plant young trees; mix planting soil; propagate

plants; shear trees; walk behind equipment to ensure plant placement

(unclog planter if necessary); plant transplants with machine or by

hand; observe general condition and inspect crops/plants/trees for signs

of disease/insect manifestations/worms/rot and apply appropriate care;

remove dead plants; move containerized plants/vines/trees; identify and

remove product that is misshapen, damaged, or inferior; prune/thin

plants/vines/trees using a variety of hand and/or mechanized pruning

equipment; prune and thin from ground, ladder, or motorized platform;

identify and remove stubs or broken branches, downward-growing branches,

branches which rub against each other, shaded interior branches, dead

wood and shoots/suckers; stake and tie plants/vines/trees; wrap tree

trunks;