Farmworkers/laborers
Employer
13245 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE
Redmond, WA 98052
United States
Job description
This is an application for heathers, vines, ground covers, perennials, ornamental grasses. Work duties include preparing soil and growth media, cultivating and otherwise participating in horticultural activities on acreage, in a nursery or in environmentally controlled structures such as a greenhouse or shed. Employees must have transportation to the job site.
This is a job description for fi eld grown production, harvest, culture and care of nursery grown products. You’ll typically be exposed to Dust, Dirt, Heat, Cold, Fumes, Noise, Vibration and water. Physically expect to be Lifting, Pulling, Reaching, Manipulating/Grasping, Carrying, Pushing, Shoveling, Bending, Twisting, Climbing and Squatting.
All tasks in this job description constitute one job; the employer may assign workers to different tasks on any day or to multiple tasks during the same day. Employees must perform the assigned work, and maynot perform duties not included herein or work in areas not assigned without the specifi c authorizationof the manager or supervisor.
There are general conditions of employment, general job specifi cations and individual requirements that are specifi c to each job duty:
1.Worker will perform any combination of the following duties concerned with preparing soil and growth media, cultivating and otherwise participating in horticultural activities under close supervision on acreage, in nursery or in environmentally controlled structure such as greenhouse and shed:
2.Hauls and spreads topsoil, fertilizer, peat moss, and other materials to condition land; digs, rakes and screens soil, and fi lls cold frames and hot beds to prepare them for planting; fi lls growing tanks with water; plants, sprays, weeds and waters plants, shrubs and trees.
3.Sows grass seed and plants plugs of sod and cuts, rolls, and stacks sod.
4.Traps and poisons pests such as moles, gophers, mice, etc. Plants shrubs and plants in containers.
5.Ties, bunches, wraps and packs flowers, plants, shrubs and trees to fi ll orders.
6.Moves containerized shrubs and trees using wheelbarrow; digs up shrubs and trees and wraps their roots with burlap.
Please See Addendum C: A.8a Job Duties
Special Requirements
B.2) Worker must possess 1 month of verifiable experience in nursery duties is required
B.4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 70lbs.
B.4f) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
B.4g) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools
B.4h) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding, transporting, pruning, etc.
B.4i) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning, picking, removing debris, etc.
B.4j) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties.