This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more
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https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/11620248 Worker must possess
the physical strength and endurance (ability to continue or last) to
repeat the harvest process though out the workday, working quickly and
skillfully to perform activities assigned during that activity. Workers
must work at a sustained (continuing for an extended period of time
without interruption), vigorous pace (quick and steady) and make bona
fide efforts (made in earnest intent) to work efficiently (performing or
functions in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and
effort) and consistently (same way for a long time) that are reasonable
under the climatic and other working conditions, Workers may not leave
trash, or other discarded items in work areas or vehicles but must
dispose of such items in provided receptacles. Workers must wash hands
with soap and water after all bathroom and meal breaks. Allergies to
varieties of ragweed, goldenrod, insecticides, related agricultural
chemicals, etc., may affect workers ability to perform the work
described herein.
Perennial Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs: Workers will be working with
Perennial Flowers, Trees, and Shrubs. Workers will plant, cultivate,
harvest, propagate, grade, store and ship container and field grown
horticultural products. Harvesting crops may include grading and
tagging. Some harvesting may require digging up products and placing on
pallets. Grading is done by size. Products are measured, tied in
bundles, and placed in storage for shipment. Workers will harvest seed
and/or take cuttings from trees and shrubs, place in containers
pre-filled with growing media and transplant cuttings and seedlings to
prepared areas.
Bare Root Products: Workers will handle a variety of bare root products.
Workers will propagate, plant, cultivate, harvest, and prepare products
for shipment.
Nursery Work: Workers will be required to start all crops from seed.
Seedlings will be grown in 10 x 20 trays filled with sand or dirt and
kept in a controlled environment. When seedlings reach approximately 2
inches tall, and per supervisors; instruction, workers will transplant
seedlings from tray into peat pots. When seedlings reach appropriate
size, approximately 6 to 8 inches tall, workers will be required to
transfer from peat pots to carious selling container and transport to
prepared fields for transplanting. When produce is ready for marketing
workers will load onto trucks to be shipped to purchasers locations.
General duties: Duties performed in the field will be sporadic all
through the contract due to various crops and crop conditions. Duties
will/could include ground preparation, preparing soil, planting,
pruning, cutting, deadheading, pinching, trimming to shape, spacing
plants, pest management, fertilizing with granular or liquid fertilizer,
spraying herbicides/ fungicides/ insecticides, cleaning work areas,
transporting plant materials in the nursery/greenhouse areas, loading,
and unloading plants and all other duties associated with ornamental
plant production. Between harvesting, workers may be required to perform
duties to prepare crops for marketing. Workers will also unload pallets
from trucks or wagons into fields for transplanting. Worker may unload
and restock for storage.
Loading and unloading: workers may be required to work on flatbed
trailer tying B&B trees to the trailer with twine. Workers may be
required to work loading or unloading bare root trees by hand into
refrigerated trailers. Workers may be required to load and unload any of
the greenhouse nursery stock.
Cultivation: Workers may be required to work as operators of wheel
tractors pulling cultivators, mower, or hilling disks.
Watering: Workers will operate and install irrigation. Workers may be
required to water trees by hand using pumps and hoses.