Nursery Technician

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

These positions are located in Goldsby, Oklahoma and Idabel, Oklahoma.

$15.25 to $16.25 per hour based on experience.

The Nursery Technician is a temporary position that may work up to 40 hours per week depending on the season and tasks needed. The term of employment is up to 999 hours per calendar year. The term of employment is also dependent upon weather conditions, statutory requirements, time of year, scheduled work load, and other climatic and biological factors.

• Assisting with planting and harvesting seedlings

• Collecting and preparing seed for planting

• Weeding around seedlings in the field

• Maintaining irrigation lines

• Maintaining fields with a mower, brush hog and weed eater

• Cleaning and maintaining buildings and trucks

• Processing seedlings during harvest season

• Counting/tying seedlings in bundles to prepare for shipping

• Day-to-day general operating procedures

The Nursery Technician is expected to work under all types of weather conditions. Various types of motor skills are used in walking, climbing, bending, reaching, and lifting to carry out assigned tasks. Movement over uneven ground and through all types of topographic conditions is necessary. The Nursery Technician must be physically able to work in extreme weather conditions. Some tasks are performed around farm machinery and other specialized equipment. This position requires the ability to complete all of the physical demands of the tasks assigned.

The Nursery Technician is an entry-level position that does not require any prior job experience.

• Valid Driver License may be required for some Nursery Technician positions.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.

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