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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

200

Job Duties:

Assortment Assembly Duties • Staple posters to wood rack • Staple shelf strips to wood rack • Assemble metal racks • Place wood or cardboard shelves in metal racks • Attach side panels to metal racks with zip ties • Attach adhesive shelf strip to metal racks • Attach shelf strip holder to metal racks • Insert shelf strip to metal shelf strip holder • Staple or attach required paperwork to racks as required • Load wood racks or metal racks on rollers • Load racks or pallets with finished product (cases and peg rack items) • Staple lids to cover racks as required • Cover racks with cardboard cover as required • Cover racks with plastic bag as required • Wrap racks with net wrap as required • Remove racks from rollers with pallet jack • Move racks as needed with forklift • Report finished assortment on computer • Apply pallet card label to finished racks • Stack cardboard • Move and stack empty pallets after products are put on racks • Keep work area clean • Sweep area if necessary • Use pneumatic guns • Use manual staple guns • Use tape gun when necessary to tape boxes • Use plastic strap and metal clip to secure cover around rack when necessary • Move and stack plastic crates • Use plastic strap and banding gun to secure cover around rack when necessary • Remove foliage from plants as needed • Moving product with pallet jack • Folding plastic trays • Put bags in peg rack capper • Put peg rack capper under Machine Room Duties • Pallet of raw stock (bulbs) dropped off at machine by material puller • Cut plastic and bands on pallet • Pick up plastic and bands, throw in trash • Dump crate of bulbs into machine hopper • Remove sticker from empty crate • Stack empty crate on pallet • Repeat until all crates are emptied or job is complete • Remove empty pallet to designated area • Continue to remove stickers and stack empty crates on pallet until desired height • Wrap full pallet of empty crates for pick up • Use pallet jack to return finished job raw stock to staging area or bring more raw stock from staging area to hopper • Keep working area clean and free of loose debris on floor • Load bales of peatmoss into dirt machine • Remove plastic from pallet of peat moss and throw in trash • Use box cutter to cut plastic wrap on bale and break bale in half • Dump half bale of peat moss into hopper • Remove plastic and break up with shovel • Repeat until hopper is full • Remove empty pallets to staging area • Keep area free from trash and debris • Assist Supervisor changing plastic film on machine • Use pallet jack to get roll of plastic film for machine • Cut plastic and bands from pallet of film • Throw plastic and bands in trash • Pick up roll of plastic film and load onto machine spool • Packing duties on machine • Count and hand drop bulbs into buckets on machine • Fold boxes • Staple cappers on boxes • Place labels on boxes • Fold lids and place labels on lids if needed • Count packs of product to put in boxes • Put lids on boxes • Stack boxes on pallet • Wrap finished pallet with plastic wrap • Move finished pallet with pallet jack • Tear down or repair reworks as needed (removing or adding staples, replacing damaged cappers or missing product) • Pick up loose bulbs and sweep around machine • Inspect, sort, clean or discard bad bulbs at machine • Pick up all empty crates and place on pallet • Remove staples from boxes and crates • Pick up empty boxes and put into trash

Job Classification:

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

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

Workers must have at least 3 months of experience in verifiable agricultural work. Specific requirements include lifting up to 50 pounds. All new employees are subject to a post-hire, employer-paid drug test. Any employee who declines to take or fails this drug test will be terminated and paid for all hours worked, if any. Employer also reserves the right to conduct employer-paid post-accident drug testing. Any employee who declines to take or fails a drug test will be immediately terminated.

Number of Hours Per Week:

40

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Associated Growers, Inc.

Location:

Meridian, MS 39305

Worksite

Address:

8079 Van Zyverden Road Meridian, Mississippi 39305, Meridian, MS 39305

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-25265-324535

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

9/25/2025

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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