Greenhouse General Labor
Employer
RICHARDSON BROTHERS GREENHOUSES, INC.
501 W. CUMBERLAND ROAD
ST. ELMO, IL 62458
United States
Job description
Workers must follow directions from the supervisor in charge. Job duties include, but are not limited to, the following: shovel, haul, spread manure, dig holes, ditches and trenches, tilling soil, applying fertilizers, transplanting, thinning or pruning crops and applying pesticides. Manually plant, cultivate and harvest vegetables, horticultural specialties and field crops. Hoe weeds in fields. May be required to do some incidental record keeping. May be required to do spot picking and/or clipping, include pulling weeds by hand. Plant seedlings while riding mechanical planter, by hand or using a vacuum seeder. May drive tractor, hook and unhook planter. Use hand tools such as: shovels, trawls, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears and knives. Cut produce and place in containers. Containers placed on wagon in field. May place plant stake and zip tie in larger vegetable containers. Remove weeds from containers. Pick, wash, sort and grade assorted vegetable plants. Water plants and replace hoses in greenhouses. May move flower and/or vegetable containers from greenhouse to greenhouse. Place cut flowers in water and prepare for shipment. Pickup containers of flowers and/or vegetables and load them on shipping carts. Prepare or ready baskets of flowers for sale. May drive forklift to load and unload plants and produce on truck to fill orders. Sweep and clean out delivery trucks for next day’s deliveries. Clean and organize greenhouses and sheds after use. Help maintain, construct, destruct, repair and cover greenhouses, trellises, fences and farm buildings. OFLC Administrator publishes new AEWR rates yearly and we reserve the right to adjust our job order to the new published rate regardless of rate increases or decreases. Raises and bonuses may be offered to any seasonal worker, at the employer’s discretion, based on individual factors including but not limited to, performance, experience, number of hours worked in the season, number of seasons worked with the company, adherence to work rules and ability to follow supervisor’s instructions.
Special Requirements
One (1) month experience required in Greenhouse and manually planting, cultivating, pruning, cutting, and harvesting. Employer may conduct a Criminal Background Check and/or Drug Screen (Owners Expense). All tools, supplies and equipment will be provided at no cost to the worker. There is a lifting requirement of 5-50 lbs. Workers should come prepared wearing appropriate clothing and footwear for the environmental and working conditions described. Cell phone can only be used during breaks, emergencies, and communicated with supervisor when needed. If the employee is unable or unfit to perform the duties listed after a 14-day trial period, the employee will receive warnings, hours may be reduced to the minimum allowed in the certified petition or terminated. Safety training on tools and equipment will be provided, if necessary.