Nursery Greenhouse Workers
Employer
229 Crenshaw Road
Lucedale, MS 39452
United States
Job description
Transplant or pot trees, landscape shrubs, perennials, woody ornamentals, roses and ornamental grasses using hand garden tools and equipment. Prepare plant containers (fill with dirt), planting areas, (remove weeds etc.),greenhouses and fields. Move 1 gal.15 gal. containers of shrubs, plants and trees to growing area and space (place specified distance apart) as directed. Spray, weed, fertilize, water, prune, shape, count and check plants,
shrubs and trees. Load and unload mulch, soil, fertilizer and other materials to condition soil using carts, shovels, wheelbarrows, forklifts and tractors. Regulate, maintain and repair irrigation systems. Examine plants for insects or disease. Market preparation: tie, bunch, wrap, price, tag; select/pack products to fill orders, move/stack stock to storage areas. Assist and load plant orders and landscape materials for customers. Load/unload trucks. Clean work areas and maintain grounds, pick up trash, clean and store equipment etc.
Special Requirements
4b Able to drive tractor, forklift. Able to operate equipmentweed eaters, mowers, hedge trimmers, posthole diggers, power tools. Use hand toolsshovels, hoes, pruning shears. 4e Employer pays for drug test and drug test is conducted when job offer accepted, prior to beginning work.4e. Some heavy lifting, feed, seed, fertilizer etc. 4f Work inside and outside in various weather conditions (100 degree temp., light rain). 4g-j Able to perform physically demanding job duties (standing/stooping, bending for long periods), Must be available for entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. must possess documents to complete INS Form I-9 and be available at time and place necessary to begin employment.