Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse
Employer
702 Wenz Road
Toledo, OH 43615
United States
Job description
Skill Level 1. Greenhouse: Workers will fill flats with soil using hand or gardening tools or by a machine. Transplant, tag product, fertilize and move plants in and out of greenhouses. Load and unload products from a truck or rack inside or outside of greenhouse. Lay tarps, drip lines and insert drip lines into pot, flats and hanging baskets. Install irrigation system in greenhouse facility. Operate electric tow carts. Fix greenhouse equipment and irrigation/water drip lines as needed. Pick, load and pack orders to be shipped out. Clean up and maintain a clean facility inside and outside greenhouse. Cut grass with garden tools or mower, pull weeds inside/outside of greenhouse facility. Hand and gardening tools are used to tack down tarp.
Alternative work: General farm maintenance and other duties as required in the farming operation maintenance. Includes, but not limited to, maintenance of tool & equipment & other work as directly related to the crop activities for which the worker is hired. Such work will be offered when climate or crop conditions preclude working in the primary activities listed.
General Conditions: If work is available beyond normal workdays, employer may offer, but not require, worker an opportunity to work additional hours. Workers will report to work at designated time and place as directed by assigned employer each day. workers may be requested to ten (10) hours per day depending on conditions in fields and the maturity of the crops. Also, workers may be requested to work on federal holidays and their Sabbath but will not be required. Workers may volunteer to work additional hours when work is available. Down time: Workers should expect occasional periods of little or no work because of weather, crop or other conditions beyond the employer’s control. These periods can occur any time throughout the season. Worker may be required to work in fields when crops are wet with dew / rain and should have suitable clothing for conditions which include light rain and temperatures ranging from 10 degrees to more than 100 degrees. Workers should be able to stand, bend, stoop and work for prolonged periods of time and be physically fit to perform duties as assigned. Care must always be exercised with any use of equipment.
Special Requirements
Physically able to bend, stoop, and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Physically able to meet and perform all job specifications. May be required to take random drug and / or alcohol tests, at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment. All testing and background check will occur after employment has started and is not a part of the interview process. May be required to submit a criminal background check, at no cost to the worker. Felony convictions that employer reasonably believes, consistent with current law, will impair the safety and living conditions of other workers or other individuals on the farm will result in immediate termination. Failure to comply with request for criminal background check may result in immediate termination of employment.