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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

30

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: nursery stock. Work in greenhouse facility to plant, cultivate, harvest, transplant, weed, and trim, using hand tools, gardening tools, and mechanical cutter. Other activities include, but are not limited to, shoveling, hoeing, ground preparation, lifting, carrying, loading/unloading plant supplies and other manual tasks. Clear debris from field and clean/maintain greenhouse buildings, structures, equipment, and work areas. Assist with greenhouse repairs and maintenance, paint, build, frame, cover greenhouses with plastic, secure frame and plastic permanent service, and remove debris and waste from site. Prepare soil/medium for planting. Install plastic on soil amendments for storage. Plant, cultivate, and maintain nursery stock and/or bedding plants in condition for shipping and sale to customers. Harvest, pack, space, deflower pots or sauces under plants, hang baskets, label, tag, hanger, transplant, pot, dig, store and pull/select plants by variety. Take cutting according to specifications. Stick cuttings by hand and transplant liners by hand or mechanical planter. Clean trays and pots. Make flats by placing inserts or pots into trays or saucers into pots and placing into soil machinery. Put Growcoons or Elle Pots in flats and fill with soil medium. Stick plant cutting and/or seed into medium. Perform cleaning and sanitation in production areas as required. Load/unload carts with plants and move to designated locations. Perform general plant maintenance. Prune, disbud, tie, ring, net, trim, space, sort, straighten, transplant, and cull plants to ensure availability of marketable products. Move and install irrigation pipes and equipment. Dig, count, grade, and inventory plants. Prepare plants for planting by plug popping out of container/flat or trimming. Prepare plants for digging by tying or wrapping as necessary. Dig plants. Clean and dip bulbs. Load and unloads plants and supplies from trucks. Remove and apply shade tarps to greenhouses. Install and remove fan covers. Operate plant fixer machine and other machinery and equipment to cultivate, harvest, de-leaf, and trim. Pull flats from the greenhouse to move or to throw away. Dump lily boxes. Locate flats in the greenhouse, pick them up, set them onto a rack, and relocate them to the appropriate area. Assemble racks for plants to be shipped on. Maintain racks by greasing, assembling, and putting away for storage and taking apart. Racks are custom built for each individual order and may vary in size. Workers may use powered tools in the assembly and disassembly process. Assist in preparing the ground by leveling and removing old ground cover cloth and replacing with new cloth to place plants. Remove and apply shade tarps or plastic to greenhouses. Cover and uncover plants with frost/freeze protection fabrics. Mow, cut, and weed fields. Perform ditching, shoveling, hoeing, hauling, ground preparation, and other manual tasks. Bending, stooping and kneeling required. Use tools including but not limited to hoes, shovels, shears, clippers, loppers, saws, planters, plows, sprayers, cultivators, power shears, leaf blowers, mowers, weed trimmers, and cart movers. Lift, carry, and load/unload products or supplies. Assist with farm building/field maintenance and repairs. Build/repair fences. Workers must operate all equipment properly and in a manner that protects operator, others, the employer’s products and property. Failure to comply with safety requirements and operating instructions may result in disciplinary action up to and including immediate termination. Workers must understand greenhouse quality control standards and have working knowledge of production procedures. Must harvest crops according to specific standards. Plants must be handled carefully to prevent/avoid damage.

Job Classification:

45-2092.01 - Nursery Workers

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural field work experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid pre-employment and post-hire drug testing required. Criminal background check required.

Number of Hours Per Week:

36

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Overlook Harvesting Michigan, LLC

Location:

Winter Haven, FL 33884

Telephone Number:

+18633244654

Worksite

Address:

401 W. Coolbaugh St., Red Oak, IA 51566

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21322-712707

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

12/3/2021

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