Seasonal Nursery Technician – Plant Care & Harvest

Bailey Nurseries Inc.; Oregon, United States, Northern America, Americas; Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Bailey Nurseries Inc. in Yamhill, Oregon, is seeking a Seasonal Nursery Worker to participate in the production, maintenance, harvesting, preparation, and distribution of nursery plants in open fields and controlled structures.

The role involves planting, pruning, irrigating, fertilizing, weeding, grafting, collecting seeds and cuttings, and preparing plants for transplanting, grading, labeling, packing, and loading for shipment, with additional duties around irrigation, inventory, and

Qualifications

• Ability to understand verbal and/or written work instructions.
• Ability to recognize nursery plant species and varieties.
• Ability to determine grades and quantities of trees, shrubs, and perennials for order fulfillment.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 60 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Planting, pruning, irrigating, fertilizing, weeding, grafting, collecting seeds and cuttings, preparing plants for transplanting, grading, labeling, packing, and loading plants for shipment.
• Operate production equipment and machinery used in wholesale nursery, including tractors, forklifts, skid steers, front-end loaders, carts, trailers.

Skills

Verbal/written instructions

Recognize plant species

Grade and quantity assessment

Lifting up to 60 lbs

Tools

Tractors

Forklifts

Skid steers

Front-end loaders

Carts

Trailers

Job description

Bailey Nurseries Inc. in Yamhill, Oregon, is seeking a Seasonal Nursery Worker to participate in the production, maintenance, harvesting, preparation, and distribution of nursery plants in open fields and controlled structures.

The role involves planting, pruning, irrigating, fertilizing, weeding, grafting, collecting seeds and cuttings, and preparing plants for transplanting, grading, labeling, packing, and loading for shipment, with additional duties around irrigation, inventory, and