Seasonal Production Lead

Job description

Assist production Forepersons in operations leading crews, distributing and monitoring work required to produce and distribute plant material in a wholesale nursery operation.

Lead proper planting, growing, maintaining, and harvesting of Bare Root plant material. Lead grading and distribution of bare root plant material. Assist Foreperson with propagation, growing and distribution of seedlings and young liner material. Lead potting and irrigation crews. Lead the maintenance and distribution of containerized plant material. Assure accurate and timely shipments of nursery products, working with Shipping Foreperson and Sales, Inventory and Central Dispatch organizing and distributing the necessary paperwork. Support Shipping Foreperson with direction of order pulling crews, loading crews, and tagging crews. Monitor safety practices. Fill in with general labor when needed. Assist with time keeping and work schedule maintenance. Maintain records to measure productivity and help ensure processes are maintained. Train new and existing employees to maintain maximum productivity and safety. Perform routine preventative maintenance to ensure that structures are operating efficiently.

Special Requirements

This position requires six months experience working in a wholesale nursery handling both manual and machine tasks associated with nursery production and harvest activities; OR documentation of six months of educational/vocational training in horticulture or agriculture.

Must possess ability to understand verbal and/or written work instructions. Must be able to read, speak and write English.

Must possess the ability to recognize species and varieties of nursery stock and the ability to determine grades and quantities for selecting trees, shrubs, and perennials.

Must be able to lift and carry 60 lbs.