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Confidential Nursery Worker in Lebanon, Ohio
Reference this job order number when inquiring about this position. Inquiries must be made prior to 06/29/2026.
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 02/07/2026-11/18/2026. Must agree to work Mon-Fri, 8 hours per day, Sat, 5 hours. Employer will provide transportation from employer provided living quarters to work site every day. Must read, and agree to, all terms and conditions of employment prior to a referral to the employer.
OPENINGS: 5
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Must have at least 3 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, ability to lift 80 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling, drug screen, criminal background check.
JOB DUTIES: Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Crops/Commodities: Nursery Field Stock -- Woody Ornamental Trees and Shrubs. Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays): Workers will perform heavy mechanized and manual field work using power equipment, prepare field-grown trees and shrubs for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary, dig, wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and securing with 3-ply twine and/or nails, crimping wire baskets, lift, carry and load field nursery stock or field nursery supplies. Prepare fields for planting by clearing cull stock, brush, and debris, plant bareroot liners or containerized plants by hand (including riding and inserting liners through a mechanical planter) hand dig, load, unload, or transplant balled and burlap the nursery stock, shear field shrubs, trench, hoe weeds, apply fertilizer. While fertilizing field stock, workers will be expected to pick up and carry 60 pounds of fertilizer and distribute it with a 4-0z. cup. Accurate visual calibration and proper placement of fertilizer is required. Plants must be handled carefully to ensure that minimal leaves, limbs, and roots are not broken during digging, handlin