Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Nursery: Duties to include, but not limited to: Tasks to be in relations to greenhouse & nursery activities such as mowing & trimming equipment, chopping weeds around plantings, staking, trimming and prepare plants for planting, Moving plant items from field to loading area. Bedding plants-The workers will fill flats with potting soil in preparation for planting and the filled flats with be stacked for transport to planting area. Potted Plants/Hanging Baskets Workers will fill pots/baskets with potting soil in preparation for planting. Completed containers will be watered by hand and placed in growing are for finishing. Workers may be required to install hangers on hanging baskets. Workers may be required to place watering tubes into containers to facilitate the irrigation process. Nursery Equipment – This includes tractors, pot filler, flat filler, seeding machines, and trucks. Workers will be required to operate tractors and other farm equipment during field operations as an incidental activity for planting, cultivating, harvesting, installing and support jobs of the crops. Operate mowing equipment (rotary and reel types, push and riding) or drive a tractor pulling a wagon through the field or between fields. Workers will operate trucks on state owned streets. Workers will be required to operate all farm equipment according to instructions and in a manner that protects the operator, other workers, crops and equipment. Repeated failure to obey operating and safety instructions may result in termination . Alternative Work; General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, preparing barns, draining fields, preparing land for planting, maintenance of tools & equipment, and other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Also includes fixing, clearing, and painting of fences / barns. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed above General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment.