Nursery Worker Ii

Job description

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, place and remove row cover, collect and stick cuttings (field/greenhouse), collect and clean seeds, stick hardwoods and sowing seeds in trays/field, dip, cut roots/limbs (process in preparation to plant), process cuttings, layer bed planting, weaving and packing, push and pull stakes in field/pots, 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 based on water needs and climate conditions operate irrigation equipment and monitor crops’ water needs to ensure application of correct amount of water. Weed removal by hand or spray. Maintain heaters, irrigation equipment, fans and other equipment in commonly used in environmentally controlled structures, (remove, replace and repair parts), lay down ground cloth, install poly, install shade cloth. Adjust thermostats on heaters, timeclocks for irrigators, open and close doors, and vents. Toss surplus or damaged plants.

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. Fix and maintain signage used for identifying hundreds of plant varieties in fields.

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Pull orders, place tags and apply marketing material to finished product; build racks, load and unload trucks, prune trees and shrubs; spray plants with pesticides application; label, count and grade plants; record information to maintain records, including computer; process and package shipping paperwork, mix soil and prepare growth media, use skid steer or front-end loader; space plants, cover or uncover structures and plants with poly or shade cloth. Fill containers or flats using automated soil flat-filling machinery; place identification stakes and individualized pre-pricing information on finished product; prune, pinch, remove dead leaves, old flowers, and dead branches off of plants to create market quality, select quality plants to fill customer orders directing self to plant locations, and place products on pallets and trailers; carts place signage used for identifying plant varieties in canyards; install, remove and repair irrigation or trellising systems, construct container covering sleeves and pot wraps for marketing purposes; build and assemble bamboo trellises used in plant production.

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).

The Nursery Workers II may work at the following Bailey Nurseries worksites in Yamhill County:

14301 SE Wallace Road
Dayton, OR 97114

9855 NW Pike Road
Yamhill, OR 97148

CONTINUED ON ADDENDUM C

Special Requirements

This position requires three months (480 hours) experience working in a wholesale nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with nursery production and harvest activities; 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