nursery worker

Culturas/Mercadorias:

Estoque de Viveiro por Atacado, incluindo, mas não se limitando a, coberturas de solo e produção de cores sazonais e Legumes, incluindo, mas não se limitando a, ervas e micro verduras.

Cortar, cortar e plantar ervas daninhas. Realize escavação, escavação, capina, transporte, preparação do solo e outras tarefas manuais. É necessário dobrar, inclinar-se e ajoelhar-se. Use ferramentas manuais, incluindo, entre outras, enxadas, pás, tesouras, cortadores, cortadores e serras. Levantar, transportar e carregar/descarregar produtos ou suprimentos.

Use equipamentos de energia, incluindo, mas não se limitando a: tratores, plantadores, cortadores, arados, pulverizadores, cultivadores, tesouras elétricas, motosserras, elevadores altos, empilhadeiras, carregadeiras deslizantes. Deve operar equipamentos agrícolas, ferramentas manuais e ferramentas de construção com segurança, com ou sem direção. Auxiliar na manutenção e reparos de fazendas/estufas/viveiros/campos. Reparar cercas e trabalhar em propriedades agrícolas construindo e reparando estufas e estruturas. Colocação de paredes e calçadas de concreto. Instalação de portas, estruturas de aço, revestimentos plásticos, pano de sombra, estruturas de calafetagem, sistemas de irrigação e local limpo. Instalação de aquecedores e ventiladores e sistemas elétricos e de propano. May operate hand and power tools of all types; air hammers, earth tampers, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, surveying and measuring equipment, and a variety of other equipment and instruments. May clean and prepare sites, dig trenches, set braces to support the site of excavations, erect scaffolding and clean up rubble, debris and other waste materials. Install/maintain irrigation systems, and water lines, and drainage infrastructure. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig and maintain ditches. Install and remove levee gates. Apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and other crop protectants. Mix and apply fertilizers, plant growth chemicals, conditioners, and other plant related treatments at the correct times depending on plant type, growth, climate and crop conditions. Prepare fields/soil for planting. Remove cull stock, debris, tree stumps, brush, ferns, vines and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks, brush hooks and/or axes. Plant, cultivate and maintain nursery stock and/or bedding plants in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Pot seedlings or ‘liners' by hand or mechanical planter. Propagate plants from cuttings. Perform general plant maintenance. Prune, trim, space, transplant and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Irrigate and apply fertilizer. Pack (in the packing house), label, tag, pull, and store plants by variety. Count, grade, and inventory plants. Prepare plants for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Dig plants. Drum lacing and quarter lacing. Wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples. Crimp wire baskets. Must understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Must select and harvest crops pursuant to customer needs. Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage. Workers may install product within a 50-mile radius of the nursery.

Work is done in the field for long periods of time. Workers may assist in handling product weighing up to 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet. Workers must work on their feet in bent positions for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Work required in fields when plants are wet with dew and rain, and may be required during light rain, snow, moderate winds, direct sun, high humidity and extreme temperatures. Temperatures in fields during working hours can range from 10 to over 100 degrees F. Workers may be required to work during occasional showers not severe enough to stop field operations.