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FLC Nursery (Farm) Worker in Upper Allen, Pennsylvania
Reference the below state and job order # when inquiring about this position. Originating state and job order # Pennsylvania - 22151453
REQUIREMENTS: Must be at least 18 years of age. Must be available the entire work period of 3/1/26-12/14/26. Must agree to 42 hr work week. 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: 10
*SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: *Must have at least 2 months of verifiable experience in all job duties. This job requires exposure to extreme temperatures, ability to lift 75 lbs., repetitive movements, extensive walking, frequent stooping, extensive pushing and pulling, drug screen.
*JOB DUTIES: *Handling manual tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. 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 worker?s 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. Requires 2 months verifiable nursery work experience (Horticultural Worker I). Must commit to work the entire contract period. 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. Prepare fields for planting by clearing cull stock, brush and debris; plant seedlings or 'liners' by hand (including riding and inserting liners in a mechanical planter); straighten, tie, prune and shear trees and shrubs; mow weeds or grass; and move or repair irrigation equipment. Direct and monitor the work of casual and seasonal help during planting and harvesting. Operate farm vehicles to haul crops and drive other farmworkers from place to place around the farm properties (in