Job Information
NJ Employer Greenhouse worker in Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Anticipated period of employment: 11/01/2024 to 07/16/2025.
Three months of agricultural work experience required.
Cultivate, cut, and transplant vegetable, flower and herb seedlings and cuttings within a seedling line; Plant, spray, weed, and water plants using hand tools and gardening tools; Prepare soil and growth media; Feel plants' leaves and note coloring to detect presence of insects or disease; Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality; Operate tractors and machinery to fertilize, cultivate and/or spray; Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers; Haul and spread fill-sand to maintain greenhouse floors, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels; Tag trays; assemble trays, pots and caged pots; Push and pull 100 460 lb rolling carts; Lay down and pick up seed flats for delivery or transplant to another greenhouse; Load and unload racks; Loading plants from the greenhouse onto the racks/carts and delivering to the staging/loading area; Helping unload plants at the greenhouse, that do not meet the quality specifications; Fold and staple corrugated forms to make boxes used for packing horticultural products; Maintain and repair nursery buildings/greenhouses; Clean work areas, sanitize, and maintain grounds, greenhouses, warehouse, and landscaping; Perform nursery sanitation duties including picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms and sweeping floors. *See ETA 790/790A for a complete job description. *
Interested candidates must contact their local employment office to receive a copy of the job order ETA 790/790A and applicable attachments. Once the applicant has a copy of the job contract they may email the employer to schedule an interview Monday- Friday from 9am to 5pm.
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