Nursery Workers

Job description

This application encompasses multiple start dates of need. The employer anticipates the following ranges of start dates: 10 workers on August 1, 2026; 18 workers on August 16, 2026; and 18 workers on September 1, 2026.

Specific Job Requirements: This is a job description for field-grown and container-grown nursery production, irrigation, harvest, culture, and care of ornamental trees, conifers, woody and herbaceous ornamental plants.

Harvest of Field and Container Grown Nursery Stock
1.Harvest field-grown plants through manual labor and mechanical harvesting techniques, and transplant or pot or ball and burlap them.
2.Apply identification tags to plants.
3.Haul and spread potting soil and fertilizer or other materials using carts and shovels.
4.Move containerized shrubs, plants and trees.
5.Weeding, cleaning and pruning field-grown plants, shrubs and trees.
6.Hand tools, shears, and mechanical pruners may be utilized.
7.Maintenance of tools and equipment and other work that is directly related.
8.May be trained to operate digging equipment for the purpose of harvesting field grown plant material.

Special Requirements

Worker must have 1 month of nursery experience.
Please see addendum C: Job qualifications/ Requirements