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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

23

Job Duties:

Perform manual labor to plant, transplant, and cultivate vegetable, herb, flower plants and strawberry seedlings and cuttings within a seedling line. Operate equipment, machinery and vehicles. Load and unload racks. Prepare soil and growth media. Plant, spray, weed, and water plants using hand tools and gardening tools. Cut and transplant seedlings and cuttings. Move, load and unload greenhouse grown plants. Clean work areas, sanitize, and maintain grounds, greenhouses, warehouse, and landscaping. Perform nursery sanitation duties including picking up trash, cleaning bathrooms and sweeping floors. Work is very fast paced during the busy season. Operate tractors and machinery to fertilize, cultivate or spray. Operate forklifts, skid steers and golf carts. Workers who have a valid driver's license and doctor's certificate may drive transportation vehicles to transport workers and may be offered additional hours. May maintain and repair nursery buildings. Apply pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers. Push and pull carts. Work within an assembly line. Tag trays. Sit down seed flats and get up seed flats for delivery. Assure accurate identification and count of plants when pulling orders to load onto delivery trucks by accurately completing check list. Count and check pots, plants and materials. Inspect orders on carts and shrink wrap carts. Load and unload nursery commodities, tools and materials. Stock holding area with plants. Allergies to ragweed, goldenrod, honey bees, insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, or related chemicals may affect a worker’s ability to perform the job. Persons seeking employment in this position must be available for the entire period requested by the employer. Employer reserves the right to discharge an obviously unqualified worker, malingerer or recalcitrant worker who is physically able but is unwilling to perform the work necessary for the employer to grow a premium quality product, or for any other lawful reason. Employer may request, but not require, workers to work more than the stated daily hours and/or on a worker’s Sabbath or federal holidays. Worker must report to work at designated time and place each day. Daily or weekly work schedule may vary due to weather, sunlight, temperature, crop conditions, and other factors. Employer will notify workers of any change to start 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 anytime throughout the season. Workers may be assigned a variety of duties in any given day and different tasks on different days. TERMINATION. All workers will be subject to a two day introductory period, during which the employer will evaluate workers' performance of required tasks. Employer reserves the right to terminate a worker at the conclusion of the introductory period if the worker’s performance fails to satisfy the employer’s reasonable expectations, or is otherwise unacceptable. Employer may terminate a worker for lawful job-related reasons, including but not limited to situations in which the worker: (1) Is repeatedly absent or tardy; (2) malingers or otherwise refuses, without cause, to perform the work as directed; (3) commits act(s) of misconduct or repeatedly violates the Work Rules; and/or (4) fails, after completing the two day introductory period, to perform work in a competent and skillful manner, consistent with the employer's reasonable expectations. Non-U.S. workers may be displaced as a result of one or more U.S. workers becoming available for the job during the employer’s recruitment period. Job abandonment will be deemed to occur after five consecutive workdays of unexcused absences. Workers may not report for work under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Possession or use of illegal drugs or alcohol on company premises is prohibited and will be cause for immediate termination.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Three months of agricultural work experience required. Stand on concrete or other surfaces for prolonged periods of time. Push and pull, bend, stoop and crouch for long periods of time. Repetitive hand and finger movement. Work in inclement weather. Lift, carry and load up to 60 lbs. Must be 18 years of age or older. Employer is a drug-free workplace. Drug and alcohol testing is conducted post-hire at the employer's expense and is not part of the interview process.

Number of Hours Per Week:

45

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Bonnie Plants, LLC

Location:

Union Springs, AL 36089

Telephone Number:

+14352491431

Worksite

Address:

1138 Old Lincoln Hwy, Grantsville, UT 84029

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-21322-714187

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

11/24/2021

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