Job Information
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPT 25-060 Farmworkers/Laborers Needed X5 Redmond WA 98053 in Redmond, Washington
This job opportunity is limited to qualified, available workers that are currently eligible to work in the United States, per federal regulation.
Job Description
THIS JOB REQUIRES NURSERY WORK BY THE WORKER. THIS IS AN APPLICATION FOR ORNAMENTAL POT PLANTS. WORK DUTIES INCLUDE PREPARING SOIL AND
GROWTH MEDIA, CULTIVATING AND OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN HORTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ON ACREAGE, IN A NURSERY OR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONTROLLED
STRUCTURES SUCH AS A GREENHOUSE OR SHED.
CROPS: ORNAMENTAL POT PLANTS. THESE CROPS LISTED MAY OR MAY NOT BE PLANTED AND THE EMPLOYER IS NOT LIMITED TO ONLY THESE CROPS LISTED.
THERE ARE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, GENERAL JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO EACH JOB DUTY.
THE WORKER WILL PERFORM ANY COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING DUTIES:
CONCERNED WITH PREPARING SOIL AND GROWTH MEDIA.
CULTIVATING OTHER OTHERWISE PARTICIPATING IN HORTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES UNDER CLOSE SUPERVISION ON ACREAGE, IN NURSERY OR IN ENVIRONMENTALLY
CONTROLLED STRUCTURE SUCH AS A GREENHOUSE AND SHED.
HAULS AND SPREADS TOPSOIL, FERTILIZER, PEAT MOSS AND OTHER MATERIALS TO CONDITION LAND.
DIGS, RAKES, AND SCREENS SOIL, AND FILLS COLD FRAMES AND HOT BEDS TO PREPARE THEM FOR PLANTING.
FILLS GROWING TANKS WITH WATER, PLANTS, SPRAYS, WEEDS, AND WATERS PLANTS, SHRUBS AND TREES.
SOWS GRASS SEED AND PLANTS PLUGS OF SOD AND CUTS, ROLL AND STACKS SOD.
TRAPS AND POISONS PESTS SUCH AS MOLES, GOPHERS, MICE, ETC.
PLANTS SHRUBS IN CONTAINERS; TIES, BUNCHES, WRAPS AND PACKS FLOWERS, PLANTS, SHRUBS AND TREES TO FILL ORDERS.
MOVES CONTAINERIZED SHRUBS AND TREES USING WHEELBARROW; DIGS UP SHRUBS AND TREES AND WRAPS THEIR ROOTS IN BURLAP.
MAY DIP ROSE CUTTINGS INTO VAT DISINFECT CUTTINGS PRIOR TO STORAGE, MAY FOLD AND STAPLE CORRUGATED FORMS TO MAKE BOXES USED FOR PACKING
HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
- MAY BE DESIGNATED ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT ESTABLISHMENT AS GRASS-FARM LABOR (AGRICULTURE); GREENHOUSE LABORER (AGRICULTURE);
NURSERY LABORER (AGRICULTURE); ROSE-FARM LABORER (AGRICULTURE), ETC.
Job Requirement [found in section B part 2-4]
Lifting requirement 70 lbs
Exposure to extreme temperatures
Extensive pushing or pulling
Extensive sitting or walking
Frequent stooping or bending over
Repetitive movements
Salary/Wage/Benefits [found in section A, part 8 & 10]
Frequency of Pay: Twice per month
Hourly: $19.25
The employer may offer overtime pay for more than 40 hours worked per week. Regular hourly pay is $19.25. Overtime is offered at $26.12 per hour. Overtime hours are not guaranteed as it depends on various factors such as workload, deadlines, among others.
HOURS/DAYS/SCHEDULE [found in section A, part 6]
Monday 7hours -Tuesday 7hours-Wednesday 7hours-Thursday 7hours -- Friday 7hours-Saturday 5hours-Sunday 0 hours: 6:00am -- 1:30pm
From: February 1, 2025, to October 30, 2025
40 hours a week
Prospective applicants need to have full-time work availability and be able to work at least 8 hours per day.
Employer will accept referrals until 06/16/2025
Period of Employment:
February 1, 2025 to October 30, 2025
Employer guarantees to offer employment for the hourly equivalent of 3/4 or 75% of the workdays of the work contract beginning with the first day of work.
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Must anticipate being available to work on the start date and through the period of the contract
Addendum B. Inbound and Outbound --In accordance with departmental Regulations at 20