Greenhouse Worker

H2ajobs; Moorhead (MS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Meals provided

Transportation reimbursement after 50%

Job summary

H2ajobs is seeking a greenhouse laborer to perform a range of planting, watering, and maintenance duties in a wholesale greenhouse environment. The role involves operating tractors and various large equipment, moving pots, and assisting with general repairs.

Position requires basic English literacy and math, and a valid driver’s license within 30 days of hire. Housing and meals are provided, with potential transportation reimbursement after a portion of the contract period.

Qualifications

• Basic English literacy and math skills are required.
• Driver's license must be obtained within 30 days of hire.
• Experience with outdoor work and physical tasks is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment and perform manual planting tasks in greenhouse for wholesale operations.
• Install and maintain overhead misting irrigation and drip irrigation systems; manage fertigation and water supplies.
• Maintain and repair greenhouse facilities and equipment; move pots and liners as needed; assist with general repairs and welding as required.
• Perform housekeeping and cleaning; assist supervisors with various duties and adapt to changing locations.

Skills

Basic English literacy

Math skills

Driver's license within 30 days

Job description

Job duties include operating various equipment and performing manual labor to produce spring bedding plants primarily within the greenhouse for wholesale to local retailers. Duties to do so are to prepare soil and growth media, bed plants, fill pots, propagate, pot and re-pot as needed, plant, transplant, weed, prune, mulch, stack and tie, harvest, and transport plants to the storage areas. The employees will also install and maintain overhead misting irrigation and drip line irrigation systems; running fertigation; and inspecting plants and greenhouse growing areas to ensure plants are receiving adequate water supplies. Duties also include upkeep, maintenance, repair, handiwork and improvement of facilities including greenhouses, nursery buildings, growing tables and nursery sections which involves manual repairs and mechanical work to greenhouses; covering and uncovering greenhouses and shelters with poly sheeting or similar materials; moving pots and liners to and from holding areas and/or greenhouses to potting areas or other holding areas; manually transplanting plants to larger pots; cleaning and repairing pots and tools. Equipment that employees will operate includes but is not limited to tractors, trailers, precision equipment and various pieces of large equipment to execute the necessary tasks given. Employees will perform house keeping/cleaning duties; lift various heavy items as needed; use hand tools and perform welding duties as necessary to perform maintenance and repair the work location and their personal housing as instructed and will be expected to perform work duties to the best of their abilities as instructed by the supervisors. There are few typical days and workers may be required to change duties and/or locations often and engage in various general functions. Daily duties may vary depending on crop, weather, and field conditions. The employer reserves the right to increase workers' pay or provide bonuses based on tenure, performance, or other factors that are solely based on the discretion of the employer.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: The employer will provide, without charge or deposit, free and convenient kitchen and cooking facilities to prepare meals. The workers will be allowed time to drive themselves or will be transported to a store or market to purchase their own food and cooking supplies. Employer provided housing contains a refrigerator, stove, oven, and operational sink with hot and cold water under pressure. In the event that the workers are unable to prepare meals at the housing location, the employer will provide three sufficient meals a day free of charge.

Transport: After worker has completed 50% of the work contract period, employer will reimburse worker for the cost of transportation and subsistence from the place of recruitment to the place of employment. Employee transportation will be arranged to and from their country of origin by either plane, train, bus, taxi service or own vehicle; whichever is most economical. The employer will properly reimburse employees for such travel as defined in 20 CFR 655.122(h). Continued in Addendum C

Experience wanted: 2 months

Job requires having or being able to obtain a drivers license within 30 days of hire. Basic English literacy and math skills are required. Job will require work performed primarily outdoors or in non-climate controlled structures for long periods of time and may include extensive pushing, pulling, sitting, walking, stooping, bending, or repetitive movements when performing the necessary job duties.