Job Description
Job Description
Greenhouse Technician
Full Time
Hourly Rate: $18.00hr. - $20.00 (Depending on Experience)
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision
Are you trying to pursue a career in the Greenhouse Industry?
Job Description: Assisting in all aspects of the cultivation of various fruits and vegetables from seed to harvest, grown in soilless medium.
Work Duties:
Greenhouse- Planting seed, pruning plants, cleaning of greenhouse space (floors, pots, reservoirs, etc.) Washing produce post-harvest, record keeping, pest management, operation of hydroponic equipment.
Outdoor crops- Maintenance 1.5 acres olives, grapes, and fruit trees. Weeding, pruning, harvesting, pest management.
- Preparing the soil to plant bulbs, cuttings, and seeds, with the purpose of growing various types of plants
- Noticing and eliminating any potential element that may prevent healthy plant growth, like pests, diseases, weed and fertilizer misuse
- Performing daily maintenance operations on the plants, such as watering, weeding and pruning
- Collecting specific data about the plants in the greenhouse
- Keeping the working areas clean
Qualifications: Minimum 1 year cultivation experience preferred (nursery, farm, indoor/outdoor/greenhouse. Hydroponics experience preferred.
Requirements: Physically capable of performing repetitive and moderately strenuous tasks in hot indoor/outdoor environments for long periods of time. Have an interest in horticulture/agriculture as a career and desire to learn. Hard working takes direction well, and eager to learn about the subject.
Preferred: Some cultivation experience preferably indoor or greenhouse but outdoor fine as well. Some knowledge of hydroponic systems. Professional experience preferred but not required. No degree necessary. Excel software experience is a bonus!
Essential Job Functions:
- Ability to work on your feet for 8 hours or more a day. Standing for long periods of time.
- Must be able to lift 40 pounds on a regular basis
- Perform basic maintenance as required. Perform and repeat basic physical tasks like lifting, digging, pushing, pulling, standing, stooping, and bending
- Performs various physical duties. Maintain all safety standards. Performs some specialized tasks which may require on the job training,
- Stamina and endurance
- Hight level to Attention to detail; being able to deliver quality work
- Ability to detect minor plant issues and to either resolve them yourself or report them to the appropriate colleague
- Ensure the quality of the final product
- Able to work in humid conditions
- Outside conditions working with dirt, watering plants, and lifting heavy objects in difficult weather conditions.
- Hot humid work environment
- Sun Exposure
- Spraying pesticides (primarily organic)
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