Specialized Nursery Worker
Employer: John Holmlund Nursery, LLC
Location: Boring, OR
Workers needed: 44
Pay: $17.65/hour
Season: Dec 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027
Experience: 3 months
Employer-provided housing; Transportation provided/reimbursed
The job
Harvest of field and container grown nursery stock:
1.Harvest field grown plants through manual labor and mechanical harvesting techniques, transplant and pot into containers.
2.Apply identification tags to field and container grown plants.
3.Haul and spread potting soils and fertilizer or other materials using carts, scoops or shovels.
4.Move containerized shrubs, conifers, and trees.
5.Weeding, cleaning, and pruning field container grown plants.
6.Use hand tools such as shears, pruners, blowers, trimmers, rakes, and shovels.
7.Maintain tools of all kinds in the manner in which we train you to do.
8.May be trained to operate tractors, ATV’s, forklifts, and other field digging and potting equipment.
9.Plant in prepared ground or containers: bareroot, plugs, or containerized starter plants. Mechanical planter or manual labor techniques may be used.
10.May assist with field irrigation activities to water field and container plants.
11.Work to keep all work and production areas clean of debris and dead plants.
Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)
Meals: The Employer will furnish cooking facilities with working appliances, hot water, a place to prepare food at no cost to employees occupying employer-provided housing.
Employees will purchase their own food and prepare their own meals. In the event that it becomes necessary for the employer to provide 3 meals a day to the workers, the employer will deduct $16.78 per day or the current allowable charge as designated by the DOL from each worker’s pay.
All breaks and lunches will be subject to local, state, and federal regulations.
Transport: See Addendum C: Inbound/Outbound Transportation
Experience wanted: 3 months
Worker must have 3 months of nursery experience.
Please see addendum C: Job qualifications/ Requirements
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