Seasonal Production Lead
Employer
1325 Bailey Road
Newport, MN 55055
United States
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 3 months of experience working in a wholesale nursery, involving both manual and machine tasks associated with nursery production and harvest
activities and leading production crews, monitoring safety practices, assisting with timekeeping and work records, and training nursery workers.
Must possess ability to understand verbal and/or written work instructions.
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.
May drive other Nursery Workers from employer designated meeting point to designated worksites within the area of intended employment using a 15-passenger van and Bailey vehicles (Ford F150, SUV).
CONTINUED ON ADDENDUM C