Farm/nursery/greenhouse Worker
Employer
2055 Springhill Road
Bozeman, MT 59718
United States
Job description
Worker will apply specific techniques as instructed by the employer to perform tasks associated with the indoor and outdoor production of commodities such as trees, shrubs, garden vegetables, flowers, and wheat.
Duties related to general farm/nursery/greenhouse work may include the following responsibilities: maintain, drive, attach, and operate farm implements/tractors/equipment to till soil, plant, cultivate, fertilize, and harvest crops; paint/repair/maintain farm structures and grounds; clean/maintain greenhouses; perform general cleanup of farm areas, orchards, fields, nurseries, and greenhouses; drive, load/unload farm trucks; prepare fields; plant, spray, weed, tend, prune, transplant, pot, fertilize, and irrigate crops/plants/shrubs/trees/flowers; sow seed and plant cuttings; observe general condition of crops/plants/shrubs/trees/flowers and apply the appropriate care; may mix and/or spray chemicals (according to appropriate restrictive use laws, when/if applicable); mix planting soil; dig/rake and screen soil and fill cold frames/hot beds; plant shrubs/plants/flowers in containers; prepare flowers/plants/shrubs/trees to fill orders; move containerized trees/shrubs/plants/flowers; dig/wrap roots of shrubs/trees; workers possessing the proper licensure may be asked to transport other farm workers.
Drip irrigation duties will include the following: move and lay drip irrigation equipment; maintain and repair irrigation systems; remove drip irrigation and layflat equipment.
Special Requirements
Applicants must provide the contact information of at least one reference from a former employer, coworker, teacher, coach, etc. who has firsthand knowledge and can verify the workers performance. Job duties may also require extensive standing.