Farmworkers And Laborers, Crop, Nursery, And Greenhouse.
Employer
7155 Cleveland Ave.
Stevensville, MI 49127
United States
Job description
GREENHOUSE: After placing tag, worker will be required to lay out flats/pots/baskets and place onto carts/ground/racks/or hang baskets in an orderly manner to designated greenhouses in accordance with supervisor instructions. Worker must take care not to disturb, disrupt or spill the plants from the tray cells or other containers during transport to and from carts/racks/tables/ground. Worker will use ladder and hands or basket-lifter to place basket on hanger pipes as directed by supervisor. Worker will load and unload flats/pots/baskets of plants, according to same lot of plants onto carts or plant racks to be transported to loading facility/greenhouses/ground/tables as instructed by supervisor.
PRE-PLANTING: Worker will be required to, clean, sweep, set up, and/or reset greenhouse/facility space as directed by supervisor. Worker will place various sizes empty pots, flats, and inserts into corresponding tray or shuttle and stack as directed. Worker may operate soil filling machine after receiving training. Worker will fill flats, pots and hanging baskets using soil filling machine or by hand and stack as directed by supervisor.
SEEDING: Seeds will be planted by hand into bedding flats. Seeds will be placed into the center of the predetermined hole in the row and placed no deeper than a half inch in soil as instructed by supervisor.
PLANTING/TRANSPLANTING: Worker will be taught how to safely remove plants from their plug trays by means of hands, pencil, and plug popping machine. Worker will be required to transplant from plug trays into cell trays/pots/hanging baskets as directed by supervisor. Transplanting plants is done by gently pinching stem.
TAGGING: After transplanting, worker will be required to place correct variety tag into tray/pot/hanging basket as directed by supervisor. Worker will place tag consistently in same direction for ease and quality of watering.
WATERING: Worker will assist in setting up plant irrigation as directed by supervisor. Worker may assist in watering, only when supervisor has directed.
Special Requirements
Experience Requirement: 2 months verifiable experience in commercial planting and/or transplanting. Applicants must furnish job references from employers of the last 3 years establishing acceptable prior experience.
Season Commitment: Job offered requires worker be available for and worker agrees to work every day that work is available for entire employment period.
Worker must be able to perform job description duties in safe manner consistent with established safety procedures.
Greenhouse work begins at assigned time shortly after daylight. Work may be scheduled during moderate rain, in high humidity, when plants are wet with dew/rain, and in temperatures as low as 45 degrees F and up to 105 degrees F. Worker should have suitable clothing for variable weather conditions.