Nursery/Dock Workers

H2ajobs; Perris (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Weekly town transportation

Job summary

H2ajobs in Perris, CA is seeking workers for nursery and plant handling duties. You will care for nursery stock, transplant, water, prune, and prepare plants for shipping and sale.

Responsibilities include packing, labeling, loading pallets, and maintaining clean work areas. You must be able to lift up to 60 pounds, read numbers, and follow supervisor instructions. Employment includes employer-provided housing and weekly town transportation.

Qualifications

• Minimum two months of agricultural nursery experience within the last 2 years.
• Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs.
• Able to stand for long periods and perform repetitive tasks.
• Must follow supervisor instructions and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate, transplant, water, prune, and prepare nursery stock for shipping and resale.
• Pack, label, load trucks, and maintain clean, safe work areas.
• Count and inventory plants, weigh and handle products up to 60 lbs.

Job description

Crops/Commodities:

nursery stock, flowers, bedding plants, shrubs.

Primary duties (performed the majority of workdays):

Plants, cultivates and maintains in condition for shipping and resale to customers nursery stock. Pots seedlings, prunes, spaces, irrigates and culls plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Packs, labels, pulls and stores plants according to variety. Loads/unloads truck and wagons. Workers will perform work including but not limited to planting, transplanting, watering in nurseries and seasonal holding houses. Count and inventory plants. Propagate plants from cuttings. Fill, lift and carry various size pots with soil and plants weighing as much as 60 pounds. Plants must be handled carefully so that minimal leaves, limbs and roots are broken during transplanting process. Performs any other duties involved in the maintenance of plant materials and nursery stock and maintenance of holding yards and shipping areas.

On the dock, workers will sort, clean, re-pot, assemble and label nursery stock in accordance with employer standards. Final product will be placed on trays and loaded on trucks for delivery.

Essential duties:

Maintain a clean, neat, orderly and safe work area. Ability to read numbers and names and differentiate between plants. Clean pots and plants. Repot/assemble plants in containers as directed by supervisor. Pack finished product securely in boxes and place in trays. Load finished trays onto racks. Shrink wrap finished racks and verify correct name and UPC are on labels.

Load and unload plants from trucks. Proficient and safe use of hand tools including but not limited to shovels and clippers. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies.

Must understand nursery quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must select plants according to specific standards. Products must be handled carefully to prevent damage

Work is to be done for long periods of time. Work requires repetitive movements and extensive walking. Workers are expected to perform duties including boxing, weighing and loading of product. Workers will assist in loading trucks with packaged product weighing up to and including 60 pounds and lifting to a height of 5 feet for long periods of time.

Supervisor(s) will provide instructions and directions to workers. Workers must be able to comprehend and follow instructions and communicate effectively to supervisors. Unusual, complex or non-routine activities will be supervised. Workers expected to perform basic duties in a timely and proficient manner without close supervision. Employer will instruct workers in the safety and operation of equipment before use. Workers must operate equipment in a manner that protects operator, visitors, other workers, products, trees, crops and equipment. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in termination.

Must wear assigned personal protective equipment when required. Must report for work daily wearing work clothing and boots or other durable foot wear. Must wear proper protective footwear that is closed-toe in nature with a non-slip sole, such as work boots or trail-type shoes. Shorts, bathing suits or other casual clothing not permitted. Workers wearing clothing inappropriate for work will not be permitted to start work.

Employer-paid post-hire drug and alcohol testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use. Workers may not report for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on company premises, including housing, is prohibited and will be cause for termination.

Tobacco use strictly prohibited on company property except for specifically designated areas. No smoking, vaping or tobacco use of any kind permitted in the fields, company vehicles, worker housing, or on company premises.

Housing:

Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals:

Employer does not provide meals. Employer-provided housing includes free and convenient kitchen facilities with appropriate equipment, appliances, cooking accessories, and dishwashing facilities for meal preparation. For workers residing in employer-provided housing, employer also provides free transportation once per week to/from closest town or city for personal errands (e.g., groceries, banking services). Dining, kitchen/cooking facilities and other common areas are shared by all workers. In the event that kitchen facilities become unavailable during the contract period, employer will provide three daily meals in accordance with 20 CFR 655.122(g). In such circumstances, employer will deduct the cost of such meals up to the maximum allowable amount published in the Federal Register, or as otherwise approved by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Transport:

Employer pays/reimburses foreign workers for all visa-related costs (excluding passport fees) in the first workweek. For non-local workers, employer arranges/provides inbound transportation via common carrier mode of transportation (e.g., bus or plane) and reimburses workers for daily subsistence and reasonable lodging costs, if applicable. Use of employer-offered transportation is voluntary. Employer arranges/provides outbound travel via common carrier mode of transportation (e.g.

Experience wanted:

2 months

This job requires a minimum of two months of prior agricultural experience, within the last 2 years, working in a nursery, greenhouse or crop farm handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers must be able to perform all tasks with accuracy and efficiency, while closely following the guidelines of supervisors. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire drug and alcohol testing is required upon reasonable suspicion of use.