Nursery Worker
Employer
1032 Camp Lane
Hazlehurst, MS 39083
United States
Job description
Manually plant seeds, cultivate and harvest pine seedlings. Plant seeds into containers to grow plug seedling. Use hand tools such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities. As per SOC/OES 45-2092. Workers who apply for and obtain a FLC or FLCE certificate of registration with driving authorized by the USDOL Wage and Hour Division during the employment period may transport workers, count and check and may be offered additional work hours. Drug testing will be carried out equally between U.S. workers and H-2B workers at employer's expense.
Special Requirements
Requires walking over rough and uneven land with continuous bending, crouching, stooping, and lifting. Lift and carry trays of containerized seedlings weighing up to 55 lbs. Work schedule and locations dependent on weather conditions. Must pass drug screenings.