First-line Supervisors

Job description

First-line supervision and coordination of agricultural workers performing nursery/greenhouse work. Under the direction of Farm management will assign tasks, coordinate, and monitor crop production operations. Teach workers techniques such as nursery/greenhouse work, planting, cultivating, or harvesting and the proper use of safety measures. Train workers to safely operate equipment. Guide or demonstrate modifications and repairs of equipment and machinery. Adhere to work schedules coordinated by farm managers. Follow production requirements, and conditions of equipment and supplies. Keep records of personnel actions. Properly utilize the employer's electronic time keeping system.

First-line supervisors have no authority to directly hire or discharge workers. However, first-line supervisors may be instructed by farm the management to give warnings or take disciplinary action against workers not following protocols.

Special Requirements

The employer may conduct a drug test post-hire at the employers expense upon reasonable suspicion after a worker has been involved in an accident while working. Workers must have six (6) months in tasks associated with farm experience. Applicants must be able to furnish job references establishing acceptable prior experience or a notarized statement describing the specific prior experience. Successful applicants will be subject to a three to five (5) day trial period during which their performance of the required task will be evaluated. If the performance during the trial period is not acceptable to the employer, the worker's employment will be terminated.