Outdoor Nursery Technician: Bare Root Liners

H2ajobs; Autaugaville (AL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Weekly town transportation

Kitchen facilities for meal prep

Job summary

H2ajobs in Autaugaville, Alabama is seeking an entry-level crops/commodities worker to perform outdoor production tasks, including planting, pruning, irrigation, and field preparation for bare root crepe myrtle liners.

You will plant, prune, tie, and transport trees, work manual and mechanized duties, and follow safety rules. One month nursery experience is required; the job is weather-exposed and physically demanding, with protective equipment provided.

Qualifications

• One month of nursery experience required.
• Work outside in inclement weather conditions.
• Lift, carry, load and unload up to 50 lbs.
• Walk, bend, stoop and reach repetitively.
• Climb ladders up to 8 ft.
• Work on knees to prune trees for prolonged periods.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual and mechanized tasks associated with outdoor production of horticultural products.
• Plant, cultivate, and maintain bare root crepe myrtle liners.
• Prepare fields/soil for planting and manage debris.
• Irrigate and apply fertilizers, pesticides and/or herbicides.
• Train, prune, trim, shear, space, transplant and cull trees and/or plants.
• Count, inventory, and grade trees; wrap and bale root balls.

Skills

Nursery experience

Job description

H2ajobs in Autaugaville, Alabama is seeking an entry-level crops/commodities worker to perform outdoor production tasks, including planting, pruning, irrigation, and field preparation for bare root crepe myrtle liners.

You will plant, prune, tie, and transport trees, work manual and mechanized duties, and follow safety rules. One month nursery experience is required; the job is weather-exposed and physically demanding, with protective equipment provided.