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Prides Corner Farms, Inc. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery in Lebanon, Connecticut
199 Full-Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 03/06/2024 - 11/27/2024.
Crops/Commodities: nursery stock. Experienced nursery workers to plant, cultivate and harvest bare root, ball-and-burlap trees and shrubs, containerized trees, shrubs, perennials, annuals and perform other duties related to nursery production. Specific duties and skills required include the following:
Plant Cultivation: Through knowledge and judgment, employ proper pruning techniques for wide range of Prides Corners plant varieties. Exhibit understanding of pruning protocols to ensure uninterrupted availability goals for key crops. Possess ability to identify individual plants that require staking and then decide on the particular staking protocols for that plant. Stick cuttings, transplant plants, pot plants and space plants.
Must possess ability to understand verbal and or written work instructions. Must be able to understand and identify plants by botanical name and apply proper identification tag.
Some workers employed under this labor certification may be agricultural chemical handlers working under the direct supervision and management of a certified pesticide applicator in accordance with provisions at 40 CFR Part 170, the federal EPA Worker Protection Standard. After training, handler workers will be expected to be able to ascertain and apply appropriate fertilizer to facilitate plant growth or chemicals to eliminate undesirable growth and pests. Must have a thorough understanding of how to use the personal protective equipment (PPE) Must submit to regular blood testing to monitor for cholinesterase levels. Refusal to wear PPE according to the standard established for each chemical by the WPS is grounds for termination.
Requirements:
- 3 months experience in duties listed
- Drug Screen
- Lifting requirement 60 lbs.
- Exposure to extreme temperatures
- Extensive pushing or pulling
- Extensive sitting or walking
- Frequent stooping or bending over
The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov * Repetitive movements