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NJ Employer Nursery Worker in MONROEVILLE, New Jersey

Anticipated period of employment: 03/01/2025to 06/01/2025

One month of verifiable greenhouse experience required. Work requires extensive lifting, carrying and loading up to 40 lbs., walking, standing, bending, stooping, and pushing and pulling carts weighing up to 300 lbs. Work may be in inclement weather including extreme heat, cold and/or rain.

PERFORM MANUAL LABOR TO SPACE AND CONTINUOUSLY MOVE POTTED PLANTS FROM GREENHOUSES TO FINAL INDOOR AND OUTDOOR GROWING AREAS BY HAND AND MACHINE. PREPARE OUTDOOR GROWING AREAS BY SETTING UP IRRIGATION DRIP TAPE; LAYING, REPAIRING AND CLEANING PLASTIC; REMOVING DEBRIS AND WEEDS BY HAND AND USING GARDENING TOOLS; AND SPACING PLANTS AT DESIGNATED INTERVALS. LOCATE, SELECT, PREPARE, TAG AND LOAD PLANTS ONTO WAGONS, RACKS AND TRUCKS FOR SHIPPING. SPACE AND PREPARE GROWING AREAS, GREENHOUSES AND FIELDS INCLUDING PULLING WEEDS AND REMOVING WINTER DEBRIS. OPERATE TRACTORS AND OTHER MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT TO LOAD AND MOVE MATERIALS AND CONTAINERIZED PLANTS. WORKERS MAY LABEL AND TAG PLANTS WHILE LOADING THEM. HANG POTTED BASKETS ON RACKS OVERHEAD. JOB DUTIES DO NOT INCLUDE PROPAGATION DUTIES, INCLUDING PLANTING AND WATERING ACTIVITIES IN THE YOUNG PLANT DEPARTMENT. INFORM SUPERVISORS OF THE PRESENCE OF INSECTS, DISEASE OR QUALITY CONCERNS. MAINTAIN INVENTORY ORDERING MATERIAL AS REQUIRED. WORKERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORK IN A SAFE MANNER AND PARTICIPATE IN SAFETY TRAINING AND PRACTICES. WORKERS WILL USE EXTREME CARE WHILE HANDLING PLANTS SO NO HARM IS CAUSED TO THE PLANTS AND MAY ONLY HOLD THEM BY THE CONTAINER. USING THE EMPLOYER'S VEHICLES, LICENSED DRIVERS MAY TRANSPORT WORKERS ON AND OFF THE FARM AND MAY BE OFFERED ADDITIONAL HOURS. WORKERS MAY OPERATE GOLF CARTS TO TRANSPORT PLANTS FROM GREENHOUSES TO THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT. See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description

Interested candidates should contact their local State Workforce Office to receive a copy of the ETA790/790A and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job order Employer conducts interviews by phone at time of inquiry or within a reasonable time thereafter. Interviews conducted at no cost to applicants, whether via phone or in-person. Contact Employer Monday through Friday during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00PM ET. If unavailable, contact employer 's agent during the hours of 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM ET. Employer Agent: AgWorks H2, LLC (a MAS Labor company)

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