Nursery Worker

Overview

Fall Creek is creating a world with better blueberries through its friendly, collaborative team spread across the globe. To help us accomplish this, we are seeking a qualified Nursery Worker. This position will be located in Lowell, OR.

The Fall Creek Nursery Worker performs a variety of duties for different departments at Fall Creek locations. This position is responsible for following the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), the Company’s safety standards, and the respectful workplace policy at all times.

Rural setting. Nursery, greenhouse, and/or field environment. May be exposed to weather, insects, bees, noise, dust, pollen, soil/mud, fertilizers, soil additives, and agricultural chemicals. May use shovel, sprinkler, trowel, ATV/moto, forklift, leaf blower, lawn mower, shearing machine, spraying equipment, tractor, pots and other containers, carts, box cutter, scissors, pruners, spray bottle, saws, drills, ladders and miscellaneous hand and power tools.

• Production potting line-rotates to different positions on assembly-type line to place plants into containers of mix, moves plants to trailers to be transported by moto, sets pots outdoors or in greenhouses, and irrigates plants as directed.
• Propagation-places cuttings into trays and performs additional tipping as directed.
• Performs general plant care duties which includes shearing, weeding, irrigating and crop protection (scouting) of plants.
• Shipping- builds cardboard boxes, prepares plants for shipping, counts, packs, tags and places plants in boxes. May assist with related shipping paperwork.
• Discards plants as directed.
• Performs inventory counts.
• Performs general maintenance of facilities which may include site preparation for buildings, repairing irrigation and water lines (requires digging), building small structures to house equipment and facilities, cleaning storage areas, cleaning storm damage, and preparing greenhouses for inclement or cold weather.
• May restock and store supplies.
• May perform general housekeeping and landscaping duties around the buildings.
• Must follow all guidelines as established by the Worker Protection Standard.
• Responsible for reporting any unsafe conditions immediately.
• Keeps tools clean and in good operating condition.
• Maintains a clean and safe working environment and adheres to PPE requirements.
• Maintains a respectful work environment.
• Performs other tasks as directed.

• Ability to perform plant care and nursery tasks in the job setting.
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the position.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Requires regular, reliable attendance at the place of business.
• Ability to comply with biosecurity and greenhouse clean rules for plant health and crop protection.
• Ability to interact effectively within a diverse workforce.

• A valid Oregon driver’s license and the ability to maintain a valid license plus an acceptable (insurable) driving record as determined by our insurance carrier.
• Previous experience in an agricultural or nursery environment.
• Bilingual skills in English and Spanish.

We’re a US-based company with a keen focus on blueberry genetics, plants, and grower support delivered to the world’s premier blueberry growers. From our humble beginnings in Lowell, Oregon more than 40 years ago, we now also have wholly-owned nurseries in Mexico, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Netherlands, Chile, China, and expanding nurseries in North Africa and Eastern Europe. Additionally, we have built a global team of the finest breeders, researchers, propagators and nursery professionals, grower support technicians, sales and customer service experts and more.

We’re a deeply-planted link in a global chain, ready to serve our customers and our industry throughout North, Central, and South America, Greater Europe, Asia and Africa. Our mission is to serve the growers and to support the blueberry industry, helping to ensure growers maximize success through our delivery of the best genetics and plants, technical know-how and global market intelligence.

To fulfill our mission, we focus on cultivating exceptional plants, building strong relationships and providing responsive customer service. This is all part of how we’re helping to build A World with Better Blueberries™.

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery® offers a competitive salary and benefit package which includes health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, company-paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and 401K plan. This position requires an executed confidentiality and non-solicitation agreement upon hire. Employment offers are contingent on meeting our drug testing, background, and reference check standards. EOE