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NJ Employer Greenhouse worker in Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Anticipated period of employment: 03/10/2025 to 06/19/2025.
Three months of agricultural work experience required. Walk, sit, stand on concrete or other surfaces, push and pull, stoop and crouch for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive hand and finger movements. Work outside in inclement weather including hot, cold, wet, and/or humid conditions for extensive periods of time. Lift, carry, and load up to 50 lbs. Employer is a drug-free workplace. Drug and alcohol testing is conducted post-offer at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process. Must be 18 years of age or older
Cultivate, cut, and transplant vegetable, flower and herb seedlings and cuttings within a seedling line; Plant, spray, weed, and water plants using hand tools and gardening tools; Prepare soil and growth media; Feel plants' leaves and note coloring to detect presence of insects or disease; Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality; Operate tractors and machinery to fertilize, cultivate and/or spray; Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; Haul and spread fill-sand to maintain greenhouse floors, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels; Tag trays; assemble trays, pots and caged pots; Push and pull 100 460 lb rolling carts; Lay down and pick up seed flats for delivery or transplant to another greenhouse; Load and unload racks; Loading plants from the greenhouse onto the racks/carts and delivering to the staging/loading area; Helping unload plants at the greenhouse, that do not meet the quality specifications; Fold and staple corrugated forms to make boxes used for packing horticultural products; Maintain and repair nursery buildings/greenhouses; Clean work areas, sanitize, and maintain grounds, greenhouses, warehouse, and landscaping; Perform nursery sanitation duties including picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms and sweeping floors. Additional duties may include collecting, confirming, packing, and labeling plant orders and varieties to ensure accuracy *See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description. *
Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order ETA 790/790A and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract they may email the employer to schedule an interview Monday- Friday from 9am to 5pm.
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