Nursery Greenhouse Workers
Employer
4210 Lakeland Drive
Flowood, MS 39232
United States
Job description
Performs job duties related to bedding plants, shrubs, small trees.
Bedding plants prepare soil/growth media, fill pots; propagate, pot/re-pot, and transplant; prepare cold frames, hot beds; work on potting line (transplant seedlings/move to growing area), prepare baskets/decorative plant arrangements.
Plant care water, weed, prune, mulch, fertilize. Field work (outside) cultivate, condition soil (haul/spread topsoil/additives, mulch, rake,), transfer plants, irrigate, spray, weed, etc. Shrubs and small trees prune, transplant, tie up tree tops, wrap bare root trees with burlap Market preparation tie, bunch, wrap, price, tag select/pack products to fill orders, move/stack stock to storage areas Miscellaneous duties dig ditches, clean/repair fence/fence rows Worksite maintenance clean/repair pots, tools/equipment, clean/repair nursery/greenhouse/work areas, mow grass, grounds’ keeping, put on/remove plastic from cold frame houses Load/unload trucks 50 lb. bags, pinestraw bales, equipment, products, etc.
Special Requirements
Able to drive tractor, operate forklift. Able to operate equipmentweed eaters, mowers, hedge trimmers, posthole diggers, power tools. Use hand toolsshovels, hoes, pruning shears. Able to perform physically demanding job duties. Must be available for entire contract period and able to perform all job duties. Hours of work may vary due to weather conditions and job duties. Applicants meeting all qualifications required must possess documents to complete INS Form I-9 and be available at time and place necessary to begin employment. "In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form.