Seasonal Nursery Worker

Seasonal Nursery Worker at KCK Farms, LLC in Dayton, OR.

Crops/Commodities: trees and shrubs. Worker will plant, prune, & graft shade, flowering & fruit trees and perform general nursery work listed below. The worker is expected to possess or acquire skills in order to perform planting, pruning, and grafting activities required to ensure the health of the plant. Nursery Potting, Tractor Driving, Pruning Plants Potting: planting smaller plants into pots and bare root plants into pots; Tractor Driving: moving plants to area where they will continue to grow or pot; Cuttings: making special cuts on stems for putting roots on them; Seed: Planting seed in trays, germinating and starting new plants; Pruning: pruning shrubs and trees in pots; Weeding: as needed; Fertilizing: as needed; Maintenance and construction of Greenhouses: Reinforce supports, replace metal tubing and external wall coverings as needed; Covering Greenhouses: placing plastic or shade cloth over greenhouses to protect the plants; Fork Lift Driving: moving pallets and plants or loading trucks; Irrigation: watering plants to maintain proper growth. Irrigation: watering plants to maintain proper growth. Spraying of pesticide/fertilizer

Trees - Field; Shade, Flowering & Fruit Trees; Prune - shape trees; Sucker - remove suckers from the base; Limb up - remove branches; Set posts stakes; Tie trees to stakes; Hoe; Tie tops of trees to stake; Field planting of trees; Grafting trees - Grafting is the process by which trees can be cloned. The workers must possess the ability to stay bent over for long periods of time. Tasks include: removing branches with clippers from the base of the tree as well as up to 12" from the soil, technical knife control will be needed to make a cut on the understock, plastic is banded around the scion wood and understock to prevent moisture from entering the wound, plastic is cut from the understock and scion wood after the graft union has healed. Spraying of pesticide/fertilizer Grafting Evergreen and deciduous trees in greenhouse and field; Staking, tying, pruning trees in the field and in containers; Sheering and weeding in containers.

Harvest Shade, Flowering and Fruit Trees in Field: Lift trees out of ground; Shake soil from trees; Load trees onto trailers for transport to the grading barn; Pull stakes from trees; Drive tractor in the field to aid in harvesting trees; Spraying of pesticide/fertilizer

Trees - In Warehouse & Cooler Grading 1, 2, 3 year old finished trees; Tie bunches together; Grade to KCK quality specs; Place trees on pallets; Place trees on racks in cooler; Pick up trees for shipping; Place bare root trees onto truck.

Work begins January 11, 2027 and ends November 10, 2027.

Pay is $17.92 per hour.

Housing is provided.

Typical schedule: about 40 hours per week.