NY1488237

10

Less than High School

3 months

$17.20 hourly

Full Time Seasonal

First Shift (Day)

42

10 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 3/05/2024 - 12/15/2024. Nursery Worker. Perform a variety of complex tasks related to growing, harvesting and winter protection of field and container-grown plants, trees, shrubbery and other vegetation. Load topsoil. Load, unload, and stack hay and straw. Cultivate and hand-harvest sweet corn, pumpkins and gourds. Pull weeds chop: Workers will walk along rows as specified by employer and remove weeds and grass from fields by hand or using a hoe. Prolonged walking, standing, bending, stooping, and reaching. Job is outdoors and continues in all types of weather. Workers may be requested to submit to random drug or alcohol tests at no cost to the worker. Failure to comply with the request or testing positive may result in immediate termination. All testing will occur post-hire and is not a part of the interview process. Negative result may be required post-hire and before commencing work. Must be able to lift and carry 75 lbs. repetitively throughout the workday. Must not hinder another workers productivity. Use of personal cell phone or other personal electronic device during working hours strictly prohibited except for work-related calls or emergencies and violation may result in immediate termination. Must commit to entire anticipated period of employment. The job offered is for a skilled nursery worker and requires 3 months verifiable nursery work experience Horticultural Worker I. Workers will perform heavy mechanized field work using power equipment. Prepare trees and shrubs for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary; dig; wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and securing with twine and/or staples; crimping wire baskets; move or load supplies, including wire baskets. Perform heavy manual labor including but not limited to planting, propagating, cultivating, watering, spacing, standing upright (from wind or rain), pruning, shearing, applying fertilizer, herbicides and insecticides, loading and unloading plant material. Duties include potting, mixing soil, unload plants during potting, move lists, pick orders in sales, tag plants for sales, identify and tag plant material, recognize and control plant diseases, tie, bunch and wrap roots, pack plant material to fill orders, and load/unload trucks as needed. Must clean and maintain neat work area. May operate and perform minor repairs and maintenance on farm tractors, equipment, and vehicles. May repair greenhouses and other farm buildings and structures, and put on or remove greenhouse covers (poly or shade cloth) as needed. Requirements: * 3 months experience in duties listed * Drug Screen * Lifting requirement 75 lbs. * Exposure to extreme temperatures * Extensive pushing or pulling, sitting or walking * Frequent stooping or bending over * Repetitive movements The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov

Attn: Barry Diller
606 Sawmill Road
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
US

Call Barry Diller at 7176972573