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New York State Job Bank Evergreen Nursery Worker in Pottstown, Pennsylvania

1 Full Time Seasonal H-2A Jobs available 3/24/2025 - 12/21/2025.

Crops/Commodities: conifer/evergreen trees (field and container), and deciduous trees. Workers will perform heavy manual field work including but not limited to planting, watering, spraying, cultivating, harvesting/cutting and baling trees on a tree farm. Selects trees for cutting according to markings or size, species and grade and fells trees in the production fields (not in the cut-your-own-tree area).Process trees through tree baler and load trees onto trucks for transport. May drive trucks or tractors to transport trees from the field to central loading area. Remove brush, ferns, vines, debris and other growth from planting area using tractor, mattocks and brush hooks and axes. Plant seedlings or liners' by hand using mattock or dibble (including riding on and inserting liners in a mechanical planter). Load, unload or transplant bare-root nursery stock. Straighten, tie, prune and shear tops and limb tips from trees, as specified by supervisor, to control growth, increase limb density and improve shape. Cut, pull or remove and mow weeds or grass; move irrigation equipment; apply agricultural chemicals: herbicides and insecticides, and apply fertilizer. Make wreaths and roping from cut greenery produced on the farm.

Workers must be able to accurately identify different tree species. Workers will take inventory and grade liner plants, prepare trees 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 balled and burlapped trees and equipment onto trucks for transport; and unload, move or load supplies, including wire baskets. Hand dig trees (with shovel).

Work will also include heavy mechanized field work using power equipment. By way of example and not limitation power equipment may include compact tractors, nursery mowers, power shears, trimmers, forklifts and skid loaders. Workers must be able to perform all duties of entry level workers as well as perform additional mechanized activities with accuracy and efficiency. Workers will be expected to operate and maintain agricultural equipment with or without direction.

Workers with appropriate licenses may operate general purpose vehicles to transport workers, equipment and product from one field location or facility to another. Workers may be required to do any other tasks involvedin the maintenance of tree nurseries, fields and other production areas, including building maintenance, equipment maintainance, repairing fence and similar tasks.

Requirements:

  • 3 months experience in duties listed
  • Drug Screen
  • Lifting requirement 100 lbs.
  • Exposure to extreme temperatures
  • Extensive pushing or pulling, sitting or walking
  • Frequent stooping or bending over
  • Repetitive movements

The full terms and conditions of the job (form ETA790a) should be reviewed and provided to qualified applicants from this website: seasonaljobs.dol.gov

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