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Garden Time Inc. Nursery Worker in Queensbury, New York
2 Fulltime H-2A Seasonal Jobs available 02/14/2025- 11/30/2025.
Duties: Operate trucks, tractors, or other multi-purpose vehicles to transport workers from housing (whether on or off farm) to the farm properties; haul tools, supplies, or crops; transport workers from place to place around the farm properties during the workday (including on public roads to reach farmers fields); and/or transport workers to the grocery store, or bank on an as-needed basis. Load agricultural products into trucks, and drive trucks to market or storage facilities. Not all workers are requested to drive; drivers will be required to possess a valid operators license. No one will be rejected for the position that does not possess a class D license.
During the anticipated period of employment worker will perform the preparation of soil and growth media to prepare for the growing season. This is limited to preparing the pots, flats with soil for the spring growing season. Workers will prepare pots and re-pot bare root nursery stock. This will include pruning, fertilizing and weeding. Duties performed will be heavy lifting, digging, raking and fertilizing on premises. Dig and root ball trees and shrubs on premises. Field temperatures can range from 30-100 degrees. Facility ground maintenance includes weeding, trimming, mulching of our seasonal planting and maintenance of our beds and landscaping displays. Worker will have the duty of spraying pesticides with supervision as needed.
Employers may conduct/require random drug or alcohol tests at employer's expense after hiring, for the safety of themselves and others as they will be operating machinery. Failure to comply with request or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in termination.
Requirements:
- 3 months experience in duties listed is required
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
- Drug Screen tests at employer's expense.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive pushing/ pulling
- Repetitive movements and frequent stooping/ bending over.
The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov. For qualified applicants requiring a Spanish translation of this job order, please email DOCE@labor.ny.gov or call 1-877-466-9757. Please include the applicant name and job order number in your request.