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Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Nursery worker/ Trabajador de vivero in McMillan, Michigan
Thirteen nursery workers needed to harvest field nursery stock, deciduous and conifer trees, and shrubs. Prune all types and varieties of trees, which require climbing and ladders. Workers will harvest or dig trees which requires working on their feet and on hands and knees all day. Workers will spread herbicides and insecticides with a back sprayer weighing 60 pounds. Workers will repeatedly lift and carry materials weighing up to 60 pounds during the course of the day. Workers will take inventory and grade plants, prepare trees and shrubs for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary; wrap burlap or other covering around root balls and secure with twine and/or staples; crimp wire baskets; lift, carry and load nursery stock and trees onto trucks for transport; and unload, move or load supplies, including wire baskets. Hand dig (with shovel) nursery stock and trees. Prepare fields for planting by clearing cull stock, brush, and debris; plant seedlings or 'liners' by hand (including riding and inserting liners in a mechanical planter); load, unload or transplant bare-root nursery stock; straighten, tie, prune and shear trees and shrubs; cut, pull or remove and mow weeds or grass; move irrigation equipment; and apply fertilizer. Workers need to be able to drum lace ball and burlap trees and shrubs. Work will occur in Luce County, Michigan.
Se necesitan 13 trabajadores de vivero para cosechar material de vivero de campo, árboles de hoja caduca y coníferas, y arbustos. Poda de todo tipo y variedad de árboles, que requieran trepar y escaleras. Los trabajadores cosecharán o cavarán árboles, lo que requerirá trabajar de pies, manos y rodillas durante todo el día. Los trabajadores esparcirán herbicidas e insecticidas con un rociador trasero que pesa 60 libras. Los trabajadores levantarán y transportarán repetidamente materiales que pesen hasta 60 libras durante el transcurso del día. Los trabajadores harán un inventario y clasificarán las plantas, prepararán árboles y arbustos para excavar atándolos o envolviéndolos según sea necesario; envuelva arpillera u otra cobertura alrededor de los cepellones y asegúrelos con cordeles y/o grapas; cestas de alambre rizado; levantar, transportar y cargar material de vivero y árboles en camiones para su transporte; y descargar, mover o cargar suministros, incluidas cestas de alambre. Excave a mano (con pala) árboles y material de vivero. Prepare los campos para la siembra limpiando material de descarte, maleza y escombros; plantar plántulas o 'revestimientos' a mano (incluido montar e insertar revestimientos en una sembradora mecánica); cargar, descargar o trasplantar material de vivero a raíz; enderezar, atar, podar y esquilar árboles y arbustos; cortar, arrancar o quitar y cortar la maleza o el césped; mover equipos de riego; y aplicar fertilizante. Los trabajadores deben poder tocar bolas de encaje y arpillera de árboles y arbustos. El trabajo se realizará en el condado de Luce, Michigan.
Period of employment/ periodo de empleo: 03/25/2024 - 12/06/2024.
48 hours a week/ hora por semana. Lunes a Sabado/ Monday to Saturday.
This job requires a minimum of 3 months of prior experience working on a tree farm, preferably with extensive ball and burlap (B&B) field harvesting, handling both manual and machine tasks associated with commodity production and harvest activities. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Workers must be able to perform manual as well as mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid post-hire random, upon suspicion and post-accident drug and alcohol testing is also required.
Este trabajo requiere un mínimo de 3 meses de experiencia previa trabajando en una granja de árboles, preferiblemente con arpillera extensivas (B&B) cosecha de campo, manejando tareas manuales y mecánicas asociadas con la p