Nursery Worker Ii

Job description

Workers may perform the following duties which are related to nursery production and distribution in open growing fields and in environmentally controlled structures (ECS).

Assist supervisors in directing assigned tasks and instructing workers in planting, cultivating, harvesting techniques, grading, labeling, packing, and loading activities. May serve as lead worker in small crews.

Dig bare root nursery plants and seedling, wash plants, sort, store plants in the warehouse or sawdust heeling beds, store seedling, bandsaw cutting, pull orders, load trucks & trailers, grade, bundle, tag, assemble/dismantle warehouse racks, crates and bins, scion wood collection and processing, and shipping activities boxing and palletization of plants, load and unload flats and or trucks/trailers for shipping, collect and stick cuttings hardwoods/softwoods (field), cut roots/limbs (process in preparation to plant), push and pull stakes in field/pots, pot, de-pot, straighten stakes via machine, hand & machine tie, color code, maintenance during spring/summer months: prune, limb, trim, sprout, weed, plant straighten, hoe, top, place and remove grow tubes, plant, graft, bud, wrap, band removal, and ability to maintain and sharpen hand tools.

Assist with irrigation activities, irrigate and monitor crops based on water needs and climate conditions, operate irrigation equipment, remove, repair, and replace above-ground irrigation parts. Maintain irrigation equipment, fans and other equipment commonly used in environmentally controlled structures. Adjust thermostats on timeclocks for irrigators, open and close valves for irrigation, open and close doors, and vents in warehouses.

Fix and maintain signage used for identifying hundreds of plant varieties in fields; enter planting records into computer; place identification stakes, tags, fertilize plants utilizing irrigation hose or irrigation boom, fill customer orders by directing self to plant location, selecting quality plants, and placing product on carts; perform quality control and accurate counts by recounting pulled order and assuring plant quality.

Assist with field inventory counts & quality control, record information to maintain records for accurate inventory using spreadsheet or computerized inventory control equipment (computers and handheld devices) assist with monitoring pest and disease in plants and applying fertilizer and pesticides, weed removal by hand or spray. Toss surplus or damaged plants.

Orchard Production:
Plant, prune, irrigate, scion, collect seeds and nuts, apply pesticide, paint trunk, remove trees and perform other maintenance and harvest duties as required.

Operate forklifts & tractors (up to 150 h.p.) while cultivating, pulling wagons and trailers; back up trailers; operate skid steers, front end loaders, pick-ups, small trucks, dump trucks, golf carts, ATV’s, farm implements, irrigation big guns, and other machinery that might be used in a wholesale nursery; and transport workers for nursery activities (workers with appropriate driver’s license and driving record only).

Daily individual and/or crew work assignments will be made by and at the sole discretion of the employer or a designated employee as the needs of the nursery operation dictates. Workers must perform the assigned work and may not switch work assignments without the specific authorization of designated supervisor. Workers may be assigned to a variety of tasks in any given day and/or to different tasks on different days. Workers will be expected to perform any and all of the listed tasks assigned to the worker in a workmanlike and efficient manner.

CONTINUED ON ADDENDUM C

Special Requirements

This position requires three months (480 hours) experience in a nursery or agricultural production setting; OR documentation of three months of educational/vocational training in horticulture or agriculture. The Nursery Workers II must possess the ability to understand verbal and/or written work instructions. Entry level nursery workers would not be able to perform the required duties of Bailey Nurseries Nursery Worker II positions.

Must possess the ability to recognize species and varieties of nursery stock and the ability to determine grades and quantities for selecting trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals.

CONTINUED ON ADDENDUM C