What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Laborer position at Elite Employment Center?
Overview
We are looking for hardworking individuals to work in all areas of our nursery and production facility. Prior experience in the nursery industry is preferred but not required. You will work directly with our Yard Manager to ensure day-to-day operations and tasks are met to company standards.
General Duties
- Assisting in production; including potting plants, unloading trailers, and moving plants
- Assisting in order pulling; including selecting quality plants to ship to customers, labeling, cleaning, and weeding plants
- Loading and off-loading trucks and assisting customers with loading their orders.
- Checking in plant material for quality and consistency before loading onto our trucks.
- Assisting in labeling and pricing plant material.
- Learning and becoming familiar with automatic timers
- Checking sprinkler heads, ensuring they are properly functioning at full capacity.
- Using a portable sprinkler in certain areas
- Hose/spot watering material in certain areas.
- Operating tractors to mow lawn and fields.
- String-trimming
- Installing ground cloth along with leveling ground in ce1tain areas
- Helping with covering and un-covering hoop houses with poly, along with installing and removing lathe, staples, and nails
- Installing shade cloth
- Performing routine maintenance on golf carts, tractors, skid steers and trailers
- Leaming and becoming familiar with the operation off skid steers, tractors, and golf carts.
- Routine spraying of Round-U-· with the required proper PPE.
- Assisting with the application of various drenches, fungicides, and insecticides with the required proper PPE
Job Benefits:
- Pay starts at $18.00.
- Retirement plans
- Opportunities for advancement
- Full-time position with overtime available
- Qualifying for Vacation and Personal paid days after I year of employment
- Health Insurance
Job Requirements
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work efficiently with other individuals and independently.
Job Types: Full-time, Temp-to-hire
Pay: $18.00 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Retirement plan
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18