Nursery Worker

V&P Nurseries • Queen Creek, AZ

418d

About The Position

The Nursery Worker position at V&P Nurseries, Inc. involves various tasks related to the cultivation and maintenance of trees and shrubs in containers. Employees will engage in both daily maintenance and production tasks, ensuring the health and growth of plants while also operating machinery such as forklifts and tractors as needed.

Requirements

• Ability to perform physical tasks related to plant care and maintenance.
• Experience operating forklifts and tractors is preferred.
• Clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) and ability to obtain an insurable driver's license for optional driving duties.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of plant care and horticulture practices.
• Experience in a nursery or agricultural setting.

Responsibilities

• Trimming, pruning, weeding, and watering plants and trees.
• Maintaining irrigation systems and applying fertilizers.
• Blending soil amendments on an occasional basis.
• Maintaining landscaping and windbreak shelter belts, including pulling weeds and checking irrigation drip emitters.
• Daily production tasks including potting plants and trees of various sizes.
• Operating forklifts to load and unload trucks transporting plants and materials.
• Driving and controlling farm equipment for tilling, planting, cultivating, mowing, and harvesting crops.

Benefits

• Company provided protective gear including dust masks, gloves, and safety glasses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: No Education Listed