Farmworker/laborer
Employer
10301 S Kraxberger Rd
Canby, OR 97013
United States
Job description
Duties and Responsibilities:
Plant small trees in rows by hand. This requires the person
to be bending all day. Moving irrigation pipes around and
doing other irrigation jobs. Prepare trees in the field for budding
Place metal/fiberglass stakes into the ground and tie the tree to stake with tape by hand and with ta
machine. Place grow tubes on trees.
Pick up stakes from the ground and put them in piles. A small tractor picks up the piles left on the rows.
Remove buds and branches from trees in the field using hands, knives and pruner
Pruning trees using handheld pruners. This job requires walking all day and bending if the pruning needs
to be done on the lower part of the tree. Pulling stakes by removing tape and using a puller to pull the
stake from the ground. This job requires physical strength and bending and walking all day Walk behind
a tree digger and pickup trees from the ground to shake mud off. These trees can weigh 10-30 pounds
depending on the size of the tree and the humidity of the ground. This job requires walking, bending,
and twisting all day. Pick up trees from the ground, once the mud has been removed, and load them onto
a trailer. This job requires walking, bending, and twisting all day in different types of weather. Store tied
bundles of trees in the sawdust beds and cold storage buildings. The use of a shovel might be required to
make space for new bundles. This job requires standing, twisting and bending all day Assemble orders by
pulling trees from the sawdust beds and cold storage buildings. Loading trucks with plant material to be
shipped to customers. Bundles of trees weighing up to 50 pounds. Shovel work might be needed to dig
ditches in the fields, dig trees that digger can’t access. Back brace is required for this job. Walk behind
seedling digger picking up the dug product and shaking off the mud. Drive tractors as needed. Able to
direct work and communicate with other employees. Follow company safety culture and policies. Wears
appropriately required personal protection equipment. Adhere to all company policies. Able to lift at
least 75 pounds. Job requires working outdoors in the elements, around machinery and soil.
Special Requirements
3 months experience in nursery work required.
4e) Must be able to lift and/or load 75lbs.
4g) Work may take place when temperatures are below freezing and above 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
4h) May require extensive pulling and/or pushing of tools, wheelbarrows, fruit containers, etc.
4i) May require worker to sit and/or walk for extensive periods of time while sorting, picking, examining, weeding,
transporting, pruning, etc.
4j) Workers will be required to stoop and/or bend over while performing farm labor such as weeding, irrigating, pruning,
picking, removing debris, etc.
4k) There will be repetitive movements while performing most of the farm labor duties, for example picking, sorting,
pruning, shoveling, weeding, etc.
GENERAL CONDITIONS: Field work begins at assigned time shortly after daylight. Work may be performed during light
rain and in high humidity and in freezing or high heat temperatures. T