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Published on Sep 20 2024

Fresh Flower Farm Laborer

$18.65  per hour
Visa required: H-2A
From Nov 15, 2023 to Aug 17, 2024

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The Sun Valley Group
3160 Upper Bay Rd

Arcata, CA 95521
United States

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Job description

Fresh Flower Farm Laborers to perform the following duties;
Planting and picking water and soil tulips. Picking Ranunculus. Planting Irises. Peony and Astilbe crate moving only. Additional duties include crate moving, dumping and washing. Drip tape irrigation, crop tending, hand dumping, tulip peeling and leaf tipping. Forklift and tractor driving and spraying. Raspberries – propagation, planting, crop tending and harvesting. All raspberry duties will pay on an hourly basis of $18.65.

Workers may occasionally and/or sporadically perform duties associated with and directly related to the primary duties. Such work will be temporary and unsubstantial agricultural labor.

Special Requirements

Requirements: 1 month of fresh flower experience. Cannot be color blind due to the need to distinguish colors of crops for proper ripeness and maturity, able to use shears, clippers and other agricultural tools, no smoking, illegal drugs, alcohol, or weapons of any sort in the housing or work fields. Ability to communicate in English or Spanish is required for training and safety purposes. Work is performed in greenhouses and outdoors in open fields and can involve exposure to sun, wind, mud, dust, heat, cold and other elements of the normal field environment. Temperatures can range from 20 degrees F to over 100 degrees F during the period of employment. Workers should come prepared with appropriate clothing and footwear for the work and working conditions described.

Employer Contact Info

+18059311585

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