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Sowing Team Member

Raker-Robertas Young Plants, LLC.

Litchfield, MI

$18.50 per hour

ACTIVE

Recruitment Information

Telephone Number to Apply:
+15175424552
Email address to Apply:
wendysanford@raker.com

Job Description

Full Time:
Yes
Number of Workers Requested:
1
Job Duties:
Move and position greenhouse benches according to facility maps, production schedules, and plant-growth requirements. Load, unload, move, and stack greenhouse benches using designated equipment. Set up, operate, monitor, and clean seed-sowing lines and related production equipment. Catch, handle, transport, and place seeded trays onto greenhouse or production benches. Locate, pull, organize, and prepare seed needed for scheduled sowing activities. Monitor seed supplies and inventory levels and report shortages or discrepancies. Perform routine cleaning, inspection, and basic maintenance of sowing equipment and work areas. Maintain clean, organized, and safe sowing and production areas. Unload, handle, transport, and stage growing media and other materials used in sowing and plant production. Generate, review, and use sowing and production reports as needed to complete assigned work. Communicate and coordinate with sowing and production team members to complete daily production activities. Perform other related greenhouse, sowing, plant-production, and crop-handling duties as assign
Job Classification:
45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

The job/industry classification and description includes general information on the position from ONET/OES and the North American Industry Classification System. Please review Job Duties and Job Order for more information.

Job Requirements

Experience Required:
Yes
Months of Experience Required:
3
Special Requirements:
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions Must be able to lift and carry materials weighing up to 50 pounds. Work requires frequent or extensive pushing and pulling of greenhouse benches, carts, trays, materials, and equipment. Work may require extended periods of standing, walking, or sitting. Work requires frequent stooping, bending, reaching, and repetitive movements. Must be able to work indoors and outdoors and in varying environmental conditions, including greenhouse environments with high temperatures and humidity. Must be able to occasionally perform assigned work at heights of up to 25 feet, when properly trained and using required equipment and fall-protection procedures. Must be able to safely use ladders when required for assigned duties. Must be able to understand and safely use basic hand tools, shop tools, and production equipment appropriate to assigned work.
Number of Hours Per Week:
40
Work Schedule (Start/End time):
7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

Employer Information

Trade Name/Doing Business As:
Raker-Robertas Young Plants, LLC.
Company Name:
Raker Roberta's Young Plants
Location:
Litchfield, MI 49252

Worksite

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:
H-300-26257-233839
Multiple Worksites:
No
Additional Wage Information:
In accordance with applicable Michigan state law, Earned Sick Time Act 338. Employers are required to provide earned sick time to their employees. The amount of paid sick leave provided may vary depending on the size of the business.
Date Posted:
9/24/2026
Piece Rate Offer
$0.00

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