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Nursery Worker/ Trabajador de vivero

Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

Kalamazoo, MIFull-time$18/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$18/hr
Location
Kalamazoo, MI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Workers plant, cultivate, and maintain vegetables and ornamental plants in greenhouses and fields. Duties include potting, pruning, watering, field preparation, harvesting, and handling produce. The role involves operating and helping maintain farm equipment, repetitive movements, extensive walking, heavy lifting, and work in varying weather conditions. The employer provides transportation from housing to the worksite and housing at no cost for eligible workers.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Plant CultivationPlant MaintenanceField PreparationVegetable HarvestingFarm Equipment OperationPhysical StaminaHeavy Lifting

Qualifications

2 Months Agricultural ExperienceFull Employment Period Availability

Benefits

Paid Time Off

Full job description

Location / Ubicación: Kalamazoo, MI| Dates / Fechas: XX/XX/XXXX -- XX/XX/XXXX Positions / Posiciones: 30 | Wage Rate / Salario: $18.00hr. Work Schedule / Horario Laboral: 44 hours per week, Monday through Friday. Additional hours may be offered but not required. 44 horas por semana, lunes hasta viernes. Horas adicionales pueden estar ofrecidas, pero no serían obligatorias. **Available to applicants throughout Michigan/Disponible para solicitantes en el estado de Michigan * Experience / Experiencia: Requires 2 months of verifiable agricultural experience. Se requiere 2 meses de experiencia agrícola. **Job Duties / *Funciones del trabajo: *** Workers plant, cultivate, and maintain vegetables, perennials, bedding plants, and hanging baskets, performing tasks such as potting, pruning, watering, spacing, labeling, packing, and transporting plants. They prepare fields by laying and removing plastic, weeding, thinning, spraying chemicals, setting up irrigation, and clearing debris. Vegetable harvest involves bending, stooping, cutting vines, and carrying produce for sorting and loading. Workers also operate and help maintain farm equipment, handle heavy lifting, and work long hours in greenhouses or fields under varying weather conditions. The job requires repetitive movements, extensive walking, and physical stamina. Transportation is provided from housing to the worksite, and applicants must be available for the full employment period. Los trabajadores plantan, cultivan y mantienen verduras, plantas perennes, plantas de cama y canastas colgantes, realizando tareas como enmacetar, podar, regar, espaciar, etiquetar, empacar y transportar plantas. Preparan los campos colocando y retirando plástico, desyerbando, aclarando, aplicando productos químicos, instalando riego y retirando desechos. La cosecha de verduras requiere agacharse, inclinarse, cortar tallos y cargar los productos para su clasificación y carga. Los trabajadores también operan y ayudan a mantener la maquinaria agrícola, realizan trabajos pesados y laboran largas horas en invernaderos o campos bajo diversas condiciones climáticas. El trabajo exige movimientos repetitivos, caminatas extensas y resistencia física. Se proporciona transporte desde la vivienda hasta el lugar de trabajo, y los solicitantes deben estar disponibles durante todo el período de empleo. MI-Earned Sick Time Act: 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. De acuerdo con la ley estatal aplicable de Michigan, Ley de Tiempo por Enfermedad Adquirido 338, los empleadores están obligados a proporcionar tiempo por enfermedad adquirido a sus empleados. La cantidad de licencia por enfermedad pagada puede variar según el tamaño del negocio. Housing / Vivienda The employer provides housing at no cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their residence at the end of the workday. Separate sleeping quarters and bathroom facilities are designated for male and female workers; family housing is not available. El empleador proporciona vivienda sin costo a los trabajadores que no pueden regresar razonablemente a su residencia al final de la jornada laboral. Se designan cuartos para dormir y baños separados para trabajadores masculinos y femeninos; no hay vivienda familiar disponible. Transportati

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