Construction Craftsman

Monrovia Plants; Cairo (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Monrovia Plants is seeking a Construction Craftsman to lead the construction team on nursery projects. The role involves operating tractors, loaders, graders, and other heavy equipment to maintain roads, prepare beds, and repair greenhouses.

The position is nonexempt and reports to the Construction Coach. Work is performed in Georgia and requires readiness for outdoor conditions and varied hours as seasonal demands shift.

Qualifications

• No specific education is required.
• Excellent driving record.
• Experience with heavy equipment is essential.
• Ability to use laser equipment to lay beds for production.
• Proficiency with tractor, loader, and other heavy equipment maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Maintains roads and ditches in all divisions.
• Perform terrace and bed preparation.
• Repairs greenhouses
• Performs daily maintenance on loaders and other construction equipment.

Skills

Driving record

Heavy equipment operation

Excavator experience

Laser bed laying

Equipment maintenance

Education

No formal education required

Tools

Tractor

Loader

Grader

Motor scraper

Bulldozer

Excavator

Job description

Summary

The Construction Team Leader will use their skills to lead the construction team to complete various projects throughout the nursery.

Job Description

Job Title: Construction Craftsman

Classification: Nonexempt

Reports to: Construction Coach

Nursery: Georgia

Essential Functions

• Maintains roads and ditches in all divisions.
• Perform terrace and bed preparation.
• Repairs greenhouses
• Performs daily maintenance on loaders and other construction equipment.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Required Skills And Education

• Excellent driving record.
• Expert use of tractor, loader, grader, motor scraper, and bulldozer.
• Experience with excavator and excavating skills.
• Ability to use laser equipment to lay off beds for production.
• Basic maintenance skills for tractor, loader, and other heavy equipment.
• No specific education is required.

Competencies

• Communication: The ability to follow instructions and ask questions for better understanding.
• Cooperation-Teamwork: The ability to work in a team environment with a diverse workforce and serve as a positive influence; cooperative, receptive to feedback, and willing to learn.
• Dependability: Reports to work daily and on time; accountable for timeliness in projects, and meeting goals.
• Initiative: The ability to see what needs to be done and accomplish work with minimum supervision.
• Innovation: The willingness to engage in conversations on process improvement.
• Job Knowledge: Being knowledgeable on techniques, skills, equipment, and materials related to the job is an advantage.
• Organization: Regularly contributes ideas for improved organization in the work area and with the team.
• Productivity: The ability to take personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work and achieve results with little oversight and follow through.
• Quality: The ability to achieve a standard of excellence with his or her work processes and outcomes; embracing continuous improvement.
• Safety: The ability to operate safely; adhere to all workplace and safety policies and report unsafe conditions.
• Versatility: The ability to adapt to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities.

(This position has no supervisory responsibilities)

Work Environment

• This job is performed outdoors in inclement weather (hot, cold, and rainy) conditions.
• The craftsman is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, odors or airborne particles.
• The Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate within the proximity; canning machines, tractors, and other heavy equipment may be operating at the same time.
• There is constant traffic surrounding this work environment including vehicles, tractors, and heavy equipment.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a craftsman to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. [See examples below]
• While performing the duties of this job, the craftsman is regularly required to have a full range of mobility in the upper and lower body; be able to reach overhead; be able to work in various positions; including stooping; standing, walking, bending over, squatting for extended periods; be able to lift, pull and push materials and equipment to complete assigned job tasks; be able to frequently lift a minimum of 30 lbs. of weight and occasionally lift 50 or more pounds of weight throughout the assigned workday.
• The craftsman is constantly required to use hands and fingers to feel, handle plants or operate objects, tools or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The craftsman is required to perform repetitive body movements for 8 to 10 hours per day which include standing, walking, lifting, squatting, stooping, bending, reaching, pulling, and pushing.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Position Type and expected hours of work

This is a full-time position; hours of work are Monday – Friday 7:30 am - 4:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am – 12:00 pm during off-season. During shipping season additional work hours may apply depending on the business needs.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the craftsman for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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