Nursery worker

Confidential • Granville, OH

378d

About The Position

The Nursery Worker position involves manual tasks related to the production and harvesting of various plants in a nursery setting. The role requires physical stamina and agricultural experience, focusing on both manual and mechanized tasks to ensure the health and maintenance of plants throughout the growing season.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have at least 3 months of verifiable experience in all job duties.
• Ability to lift 100 lbs.
• Ability to perform repetitive movements and extensive walking.
• Must pass a drug screen.

Responsibilities

• Handle manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities.
• Plant, dig, mulch, transplant, cultivate, hoe, mow, prepare soil, and water in nurseries and seasonal holding houses.
• Fertilize, prune, spray, space, water, tag, and perform other plant maintenance tasks.
• Count and inventory plants.
• Propagate plants from cuttings.
• Load finished plants onto wagons and trucks.
• Remove plastic from seasonal holding houses in spring and cover them in fall.
• Assist with building seasonal holding houses.
• Perform general maintenance of field grown plants.

Benefits

• Employer provides transportation from living quarters to work site.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees