Employee Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Cultivate and transplant vegetable, flower and herb seedlings and cuttings on a production line. Cut and transplant seedlings and cuttings. Tag and count trays using a scan gun. Feel plants leaves and note coloring to detect presence of insects or disease. Inspect plants and bud ties to assess quality. Work is very fast paced during the busy season.
- Prepare soil and growth media.
- Plant, spray, weed, and water plants, using hand tools and gardening tools.
- Move, load and unload greenhouse grown plants. Load and unload racks. Push and pull carts. Sit down plant flats in their assigned houses and pick up plant flats for delivery assignments. Must be able to read and pull from a list.
- Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.
- Haul and spread fill-sand to maintain greenhouse floors, using wheelbarrows or carts and shovels.
- Operate forklift and machinery to fertilize, load, unload, cultivate or spray.
- May maintain and repair nursery buildings.
- Some workers, on occasion, may assist with clean up, maintenance, load, unload and organize our products and inputs. Clean work areas, sanitize, and maintain grounds, greenhouses, warehouse, and landscaping. Perform nursery sanitation duties including picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms and sweeping floors.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $14.77 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Application Question(s):
- Are you able to tolerate extreme temperatures while working outside and able to work in the rain?
Work Location: In person